I found this offer in my email this morning. I've been subscribing to Ignatian Spirituality.com's e-newsletter for a few months now and the articles, links and information they send on have always been wonderful. This morning though, the offer of a limited time free e-book on discernment really caught my eye.
Ignatius' steps to decision making have been an invaluable tool for me in my life and in my ministry. It is a process which, as a spiritual director I have already helped a few others journey through in the process of making their own choices about the directions of their lives. This particular book has a lot to offer anyone in the process of making choices themselves, or for spiritual directors helping directees through the process of discernment.
Here's a exerpt from the first chapter. The download link follows;
When Wendy was a junior in high school, an epidemic of methamphetamine abuse swept through her small Ohio town. Several friends became addicted. One died in an auto accident caused by a driver high on meth. Many adults in the town became addicted and some lost their homes, businesses, and marriages. Several went to prison. Wendy knew people who tried and failed to break their addiction to this powerful drug. While still in high school, she resolved to do something about it. The desire to help drug addicts grew while Wendy was in college. She graduated with honors and went to medical school. Now she is a resident in internal medicine, specializing in substance abuse. She likes working with addicts. She’s impressed with new treatment approaches and wants to work as a physician in a drug and alcohol treatment facility. Such work doesn’t pay well, but Wendy doesn’t care about money. She wants to help addicts. Although she’s not a regular churchgoer, she does believe that there is inherent meaning to life—it’s not just a random set of circumstances. She has felt the stirring of a sense of purpose while working in her chosen field, and she has found that prayerful reflection helps a lot in the process of choosing that work. Wendy is in love with Robert, who is finishing his MBA. Robert wants to make money. He’s bright, energetic, and sought after by prospective employers. Now he is deciding among three attractive job offers: an analyst for a hedge fund, a position with a promising biotech start-up company, and a job with a multinational bank. Robert wants Wendy to marry him. He’s generous and kind, and Wendy feels deeply for him, but he doesn’t share her desire to help addicts. He’s tried to convince Wendy to go into a more lucrative branch of medicine. His philosophy is “Let’s get rich. Then we can do anything. We can start our own treatment clinic if that’s what you want.” Wendy is torn. Sometimes Robert’s attitude displeases her, but at other times, it makes sense. She loves Robert, but she realizes she would have to give up her vision of a future to marry him. What should she do? God Cares about Our Decisions How should Wendy go about making this decision? That’s what this book is about. Here we present a methodology for decision making that has helped millions of people make sound and satisfying choices.
About the Book:
Where should I go to college? Whom should I marry? Should I change careers? When—and where—should I retire? All of us have important decisions to make throughout our lives. Yet without a sound process in place for making key decisions, we are likely to question whether or not our final decision was a good decision; more to the point, we will never feel fully confident that our decision was what God truly desired for us.
What’s Your Decision? is a spiritual approach to decision making based on the insights of St. Ignatius Loyola. With the guidance of J. Michael Sparough, SJ, and Tim Hipskind, SJ—both of them experienced counselors and spiritual directors—readers will learn how to apply tried-and-true Ignatian ideas to the decision-making process.
And for two weeks only, download the entire book for free!
What's Your Decision?
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
2 Weeks Only so Grabbit Fast! "What's Your Descision?" a FREE e-book from Ingnatian Spirituality.com
1:30 PM
Christ The King Parish
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