Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits

Author: Dan Burke

Satan ceaselessly fosters sorrow and unease, erecting barriers to impede spiritual advancement. In this concise yet potent volume, Dan Burke draws from the profound wisdom of Catholic mystics to elucidate the Enemy's sway over one's psyche and soul, offering strategies for effective resistance.

Guided by St. Ignatius, Burke furnishes an indispensable manual for daily combat against the Adversary—an engagement both inevitable and conquerable. Through discernment of consolation and desolation, and the identification of divine versus diabolic influence, readers are invited to view spiritual growth not as a scholarly pursuit but as an instinctive art, leading from habitual sin to sanctity.

The struggle for salvation is unavoidable, yet saints triumphed by embracing spiritual warfare, understanding that avoidance weakens while confrontation strengthens. With this guide, readers will cultivate resilience and peace, discovering:

• Techniques to subdue negative thoughts and align them with Christ's will
• Insights from St. Ignatius on the Devil's tactics
• The Path to Sanctity and its fivefold progression
• Methods to discern between beneficent and malevolent spiritual forces
• Responses to desolation's causes and remedies
• Practical steps towards sin avoidance and devotion to God and fellow beings.