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How the Spiritual Exercises Changed Everything, by Rob Sexton – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Rob Sexton, Catholic Exchange, July 31, 2025

Rob Sexton is a Catholic writer, husband, and father of six. He’s the voice behind Costly Things, a blog exploring faith, fatherhood, and spiritual formation through the lens of everyday life. A lifelong student of both theology and strength training, he writes about discipleship in the trenches. A stationary engineer by trade and contemplative by nature, he draws from late hours logged in the boiler room and the Adoration Chapel and is as comfortable with a pipe wrench in his hand as with a rosary.

 

Avatar photoThere’s an old Catholic axiom: If you need good preaching, find a Dominican. If you need to choose the Dominican, ask a Jesuit. Don’t bother asking the Carmelites—they’re too busy praying.

St. Ignatius of Loyola is best known for his Spiritual Exercises, a structured method of prayer and discernment that has formed countless saints and seekers.

In his manual, Ignatius outlines the “nuts and bolts” of his method: specific Scripture passages for contemplation, 14 Rules for the Discernment of Spirits, and pastoral insights drawn from the lived experience of serious prayer. Of particular note is the 19th Annotation, a version of the Exercises designed for those “in the world.” This extended retreat-in-daily-life unfolds over roughly nine months, integrated into the rhythms of work, family, and lay vocation. …

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