Here’s a brief overview to help you remember all that we’ve learned so far… explained in my own words.

Back to our enemy… He is constantly observing you, watching your every move, listening to all you say...

Since we spoke about evil women the last time, I think it’s only just that we speak about evil men this time.

Fellow women, take no offense at the next rule, but I think that you will understand because you’ve seen it happen in yourself or in others…

The tenth and eleventh rules are pretty straight forward so I’m going to combine them here. 

In the ninth rule, St. Ignatius gives us the 1-2-3 about being in desolation.  Since lists are always helpful, I’m going to go ahead and follow along.  Drum roll please…

Don’t forget what Annie says: the sun will come out tomorrow... well, sooner or later.  Patience requires effort.

But in this moment, you have to remember that, although God has taken away the joy, fervor, etc., He will give you the grace to push through and not fall into sin.  But you have to show that you’re up for the task.

There is something enchanting about the graceful soar of vultures. One might even call them beautiful with their enormous wingspan and their never-ending circles. They seem so free...

Sometimes it’s like the devil is testing us, to see how far he can go, and if we’ll put up the fight.  If you see that ignoring doesn’t work (seriously, give it a shot), call upon St. Michael to help you set things straight.