The majority of survey respondents cited their Marian devotions as having played an important role in the discernment and living of their call to religious life.
Discernment
Posted inExamen, Faith
Election season is the perfect time to pray the Examen
If St. Ignatius were alive today, how would he suggest we look after ourselves during election season? Start with the Examen.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: A Jesuit guide to making major life choices
At a live recording of Jesuitical at Loyola University Chicago, Zac and Ashley talk with Paddy Gilger, S.J., about how students (and the rest of us) can use the tools of Ignatian discernment when making more life decisions.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Can discernment be trendy? I tried ‘a workout for the soul’ to find out
Peoplehood is a wellness studio in New York City that provides daily reflection sessions. I tried a “gather” to see if it is worth the hype (and the price tag).
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What monks and college students taught me about commitment
We can make major life commitments, and yet also believe in spirit of discernment to make changes in our commitments.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The Synod on Synodality doesn’t take away papal authority. But it includes the entire people of God.
As delegates prepare to gather in Rome for the Synod on Synodality, is clear that in the present moment, Pope Francis is calling us to be a truly listening church—a church of discernment.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis wants discernment to guide the synod, but it’s not easy—nor always successful
Dialogue becomes that much more difficult when you feel that God is on your side.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis on the 3 attitudes of Mary: She ‘speaks little, listens a lot and cherishes in her heart’
“The Virgin Mary is a great teacher of discernment,” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 4, 2023.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis summarizes his catechesis on discernment: Don’t do it alone.
In his final general audience on the theme of discernment, Pope Francis says, “The goal of discernment is to recognize the salvation God is working in my life.”
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis on discernment: The devil knows how to dress up like an angel. We need vigilance to tell the difference.
In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis speaks about the necessity of diligence when entering the final phase of the journey of discernment.