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Weeds Among the Wheat (Paperback) tagged "catholic spirituality" 2 times

Weeds Among the Wheat
Weeds Among the Wheat (Paperback)
By Thomas H Green

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Book....Much Food for Thought, October 13, 2000
By Steven K. Szmutko (EWING, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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I first began to consider the "art" of discernment at a retreat last year and purchased the book to read shortly thereafter. As we week to discover or discern God's plan for us, WEEDS AMONG THE WHEAT provides an excellent discussion of the topic in clear, articulate language. Unlike many texts, this book is highly readable whether one has actual training in theology or is relatively new to spiritual exploration. As Christians and Catholics, we are called to do God's work, not just what we think is God's work. We are called to do God's work in our daily lives in the world at large, not just during solitary times of prayer or devotion.

Father Green provides a rich source of information in developing discernment in the context of a special lifelong journey. It is an excellent introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola and to "the place where prayer and action meet."

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Clearing the Cobwebs, September 5, 2001
By Pauline T. Paquin "lover of the classics" (Fall River, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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I had long been puzzled by the idea of discerning the will of God in my life. Finally, Weeds Among the Wheat has helped me to understand that it requires total and complete commitment to getting to know God well enough to see and trust his movements in my life. It truly requires a spousal relationship and trust is the key issue.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide for discernment of the spirits, September 19, 2004
By clappingtrees (Singapore) - See all my reviews
Started reading this book because of a series of seminars on spiritual discernment at an Ignatian centre. It's by far the most enlightening and useful book i've read on discernment.

Fr Green began by looking at three key concepts of God throughout history - disinterested watchmaker, manipulative puppeteer and loving Father of mature adults. Then, he explained six norms for distinguishing true prophets from false prophets in the Old Testament - often prophecies of something bad/unpopular (rather than something good so as to make the kings or the powers-that-be artificially happy), fulfilment through 'signs', obedience to God, deep faith consistent with earlier teachings in the bible, intention to convert people for the better (rather than to covert power or other material rewards), and an inaugural prophetic call.

Then a chapter followed on how Jesus discerned infallibly His identify and mission, as well as how his disciples discerned gropingly the person of Jesus and His mission, what the apostles Paul and John had taught about spiritual discernment in their letters to the faithful (e.g., Galatians 5:19-23 in the New Testament). Next, more details on the kind of disposition and 'climate' that a discerner needs to maintain to be truly open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, and so on.

How i wish i've read this book much earlier! Then again, if i had read this earlier, it would not make that much sense, would it?
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