--- product_id: 15387570 title: "Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making" brand: "timothy m. omv gallagher" price: "VT7074" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/15387570-discerning-the-will-of-god-an-ignatian-guide-to-christian store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making **Brand:** timothy m. omv gallagher **Price:** VT7074 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making by timothy m. omv gallagher - **How much does it cost?** VT7074 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/15387570-discerning-the-will-of-god-an-ignatian-guide-to-christian) ## Best For - timothy m. omv gallagher enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted timothy m. omv gallagher brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making ## Images ![Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51e5KSCMbUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Prayer of a Chance to Uncover God's Will *by M***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 26, 2015* You have a major decision to make: Do I marry this person? Do I put aside the stability of my current job to take another? or to start a new company? or to enter a different profession? Do I put financial security aside to pursue further studies? For a Catholic: Should I become a priest, a deacon, or a religious?There are all sorts of manuals written to address decision making in one's personal life or in leadership roles. For Christians, there is also the spiritual process of discernment: learning what is God's will for you. Note the assumptions: that God has a personal will for you beyond that you be a good and loving human being. And another is that, for most people anyway, God doesn't just tell you what to do in some vision or in a voice from heaven. You have to uncover God's will for yourself.You have a prayer of a chance to learn God's will, but most of us don't really know how to approach this matter in prayer. "Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Decision Making," by Timothy M. Gallagher, OMV, describes the three ways of Christian discernment that were developed by the founder of the Jesuit Order, St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). In brief, these modes are: (1) understanding God's will in such a way that one has no doubt from the start, (2) experiencing clarity in decision-making through the "discernment of spirits," and (3) while one is in a state of tranquility, coming to an understanding of God's will through rational decision making.Gallagher explains the Ignatian methods in easily accessible language. (He provides Ignatius' original text as an appendix.) In addition, he employs numerous real-life examples of people making decisions through Christian discernment. These illustrate the three modes as they have been practiced in actual, modern-day situations.Sometimes the story-telling overwhelms the narrative. If this book were a crabcake sandwich, you wouldn't complain about there being too much filler. But even a crabcake sandwich needs something to hold the crab meat together, and so you have the start of this book: there's not enough of the author's words to hold it together meaningfully. Fortunately, Gallagher gets the proportions right as he begins to explain the Ignatian process.The readership is expected to be Catholic, but Ignatian discernment applies equally to all Christians. Indeed, I think it can be adapted by those from other religious traditions as well. The point, ultimately, is to discover the path that best allows one to serve and praise God. At the end of the book, Gallagher addresses why one should have to discover God's will anyway--why doesn't God just tell us what God wants? Ultimately it comes down to God's desiring us to grow though the discovery process. Enter that discovery process, and grow as a human being and a person of faith, by learning Ignatian discernment. You will not find a better guide to do that than in Timothy Gallagher. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy to digest beginner's guide to discernment *by J***G on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 24, 2022* This is very much a beginner's guide to discernment. It spends a lot of time repeating the essential points of Ignatian discernment. It is a very easy to read style, making heavy use of stories and examples to help illustrate the ideas to the reader in real world contexts. That said, if you are already well versed in discernment, you way find it too introductor and repetitive, and you may want to seek out more advanced material. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent guidance through confusion *by D***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 10, 2021* Asking “the big questions in life” is not only stressful because of possible confusion, but the eight of the moment can add to anxiety. Having Ignatius as a guide, through the wonderful writing of Fr Gallagher cam set the heart at ease. That sort of interior peace as one discerns makes this book a “must read”. Ignatius’s own writings can be hard to understand, and Fr Gallagher is masterful in making Ignatius accessible. I am thankful for this book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/15387570-discerning-the-will-of-god-an-ignatian-guide-to-christian](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/15387570-discerning-the-will-of-god-an-ignatian-guide-to-christian) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-06*