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Incredible Quote "He [St. Ignatius] told me that he had not composed the Exercises all at one time, but perceiving certain things happening in his soul, and finding them helpful, he thought that they might also be helpful to others, and so he set them down in writing, for example, the examination of conscience with its series of lines, and so on." pg. 186
Inspirational, uplifting, spiritual, etc story. I truly admire St. Ignatius although I balk at how strict the Jesuits seem (not towards others but within their own organization). Their hierarchy is very much like the army, harking back to St. Ignatius' days as a soldier. My mother calls Jesuits "the rebels" of the Catholic Church, to be clear they aren't revolutionary but they do seem to be semi-ahead of the Catholic Church curve much of the time.
I got really annoyed by all the in-text citations and footnotes. They really distract from the story since they are right below the text, while they were helpful they should have been in the back of the book. And the translator would constantly cite other source but just abbreviate them, it wasn't until I finished he book that saw in the back was the explanation for all the abbreviations.
Inspirational, uplifting, spiritual, etc story. I truly admire St. Ignatius although I balk at how strict the Jesuits seem (not towards others but within their own organization). Their hierarchy is very much like the army, harking back to St. Ignatius' days as a soldier. My mother calls Jesuits "the rebels" of the Catholic Church, to be clear they aren't revolutionary but they do seem to be semi-ahead of the Catholic Church curve much of the time.
I got really annoyed by all the in-text citations and footnotes. They really distract from the story since they are right below the text, while they were helpful they should have been in the back of the book. And the translator would constantly cite other source but just abbreviate them, it wasn't until I finished he book that saw in the back was the explanation for all the abbreviations.
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