Introductory post
This blog will dwell on the subjects of Montfortian spirituality, Ignatian spirituality, writing Catholic eBooks and expanding the Catholic Net mission.
Montfortian and Ignatian spirituality where dwelt upon in the blog <a href="http://prayanddiscern.blogspot.com/">Prayer and Discernment</a>. Especially reflected upon are devotion to Mary according to the teachings of St. Louis-Marie de Montfort and discernment according to the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola.This blog will continue along that line but with a special focus on the element of Christ-Wisdom in Montfortian spirituality and the element of the 'magis' in Ignatian spirituality. We are told that Montfort's intuition was of discovering Christ as the Eternal Wisdom of God. And this intuition of his has some basis in Scripture - especially in the first letter to the Corinthians. In that letter of St. Paul, he speaks of Christ as the Wisdom of God in opposition to the wisdom that is being proferred by the world.
As regards the 'magis', this is a term in Ignatian spirituality to mean giving the more in our service to Christ - meaning to follow Him as closely as we are able. From the emotional stimulus of the 'plus of sin' where we try to add a cubit to our stature, we then after conversion, turn to the more, the 'magis', the giving of ourselves totally for the service of Christ and His kingdom. These concepts of the plus of sin and the 'magis' are taught by Fr. Segura in his book, "Eight Days of the Spiritual Exercises". A review of this book is given in this web site, <a href="http://www.pcentral-online.net/reviews/spiritual-exercises.html">Book Review: Eight Days of the Spiritual Exercises</a>.
The ideal, goal, and purpose of this blog therefore is to invoke the Spirit that we will be able to give the 'magis' to Christ-Wisdom in our lives as Christians. For the purpose of this web site, that 'magis' to Christ-Wisdom will hopefully be the fulfillment of the completion of the web site to its fullest through writing Catholic eBooks and expanding the Catholic Net mission to other areas of the Net. The qualifying factor so that we may not do the 'plus of sin' and add a cubit of stature to our self is always to refer to Christ-Wisdom who always said "No" to the temptations of the devil and the Evil One when we are being deceived by the world and its allures of success and happiness. Christ-Wisdom is our measure for doing the 'magis' for it involves denying ourself, taking up the cross and following Christ even if it means pain and suffering.
