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Discerninghearts.com, in cooperation with the obloates of the Virgin Mary, presents

struggles in the spiritual life, their nature and their remedies, with Father Timothy Gallagher.

Father Gallagher is the author of many best-selling books on the theology and spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

He holds the St. Ignatius' chair

of spiritual formation

at St. John Theological Seminary

in Denver, Colorado.

Struggles in the spiritual life,

their nature and their remedies

with Father Timothy Gallagher.

I'm your host, Chris McGregor.

Welcome, Father Gallagher. Once again, thank you, Chris. Thank you, Chris McGregor. Welcome, Father Gallagher.

Once again, thank you, Chris.

We're continuing in this, examining the various aspects of spiritual desolation, as

shown in the lives of the different characters and their stories, which we have said over and over again,

so many of us have experienced in one way or another. And this is very true when we once again

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