Prayer & the Spiritual Life
The three ways (purgative, illuminative, unitive). Carmelite, Ignatian, Benedictine, Dominican spiritualities. *Lectio divina*. Discernment of spirits.
2 articles in this pillar
- Lectio Divina: The Four Steps of Praying with ScriptureLectio Divina — "divine reading" — is the ancient Catholic method of praying with Scripture.
- The Three Ways: Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive — A Map of the Spiritual LifeThe Catholic spiritual tradition has long described the Christian life as a journey through three stages: the Purgative Way (purification from sin and disordered attachments), the Illuminative Way (growth in virtue, prayer, and union…