Godsplaining Contemporary Spirituality: Abandonment to Divine Providence
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May 2, 2024 Discussing themes from 'Abandonment to Divine Providence': Jansenism, Blessed Mother's influence, 'abandonism', simplicity, holiness, purity of heart. Exploring historical context of Jansenism, grace vs. works in spirituality, practice of abandonment to divine providence, living in the present moment.
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Photocopied Quotes Guided A Novice Year
- Father Patrick kept a photocopied selection of quotes from the Image Press edition during his novice year and used them for morning meditation.
- He says those ten quotes shaped his prayer through the entire novitiate year.
Abandonment Balances Quietism And Activism
- Abandonment sits between quietist passivity and hyperactive spiritual practice.
- Coussade frames Mary as the model: receptive yet responsive, not inert or merely activist, showing balanced spiritual engagement.
French Context Shapes The Book's Emphasis
- 18th-century French Catholicism was shaped by Jansenism and quietist tendencies that stressed depravity and passivity.
- That context explains why Coussade's emphases on providence and receptivity respond to excessive rigorism in France.