Fr. Timothy Gallagher discusses the Tenth Rule:
"Let him who is in consolation think how he will be in the desolation which will come after, taking new strength for then."
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The Eleventh Rule: Finding Balance
Fr. Timothy Gallagher discusses the Eleventh Rule:
"Let him who is consoled see to humbling himself and lowering himself as much as he can, thinking how little he is able for in the time of desolation without such grace or consolation. On the contrary, let him who is in desolation think that he ... -
The Twelfth Rule: Overcoming Temptation
Fr. Timothy Gallagher discusses the Twelve Rule:
"The enemy acts like a woman, in being weak against vigor and strong of will. Because, as it is the way of the woman when she is quarreling with some man to lose heart, taking flight when the man shows her much courage: and on the contrary, if the... -
The Thirteenth Rule: Spiritual Silenc...
Fr. Timothy Gallagher discusses the Thirteenth Rule:
"Likewise, he (the enemy) acts as a licentious lover in wanting to be secret and not revealed. For, as the licentious man who, speaking for an evil purpose, solicits a daughter of a good father or a wife of a good husband, wants his words and ...
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