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Rita’s Consolation

Gerri Leder

Discernment

Pruning to Care for the Vine

Marina Berzins McCoy

Discernment

The Audacity of Desire

Jim Manney

Discernment

The Audacity of Discernment

Lisa Kelly

When You’re Discouraged

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Robert McTeigue, SJ, says that when we are discouraged or feeling desolation in the Ignatian sense, we should follow St. Ignatius’s advice and insist...

Overturning the Tables of the Evil Spirit

Discernment Andy Otto

I’ve always struggled with the story of Jesus, in a seeming rage, turning over the tables of the moneychangers in the Temple. But after...

Side Notes for Discernment

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Kat Franchino thinks that part of discernment is God giving us hints along the way she calls “Side Notes from God.” But little side notes...

Kevin O’Brien, SJ, on Discernment in the Jesuit Tradition

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Kevin O’Brien, SJ, presented an hour-long webinar on “Discernment in the Jesuit Tradition” for Georgetown University Alumni Career Services. The information is valuable for...

We Can Be More Fully Ourselves

Discernment Andy Otto

When I was a Jesuit, people often told me I had a higher calling. It seems common language for those who’ve felt called to...

Wading into the Ocean

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy

Ignatian spirituality often focuses on being attentive to the nature of our own desires, especially in discernment. Ignatius discovered that following God’s will is...

The Paradox of Christian Freedom

Discernment Andy Otto

Jesus came to set us free. From what? The kind of freedom Ignatian spirituality preaches is freedom from the attachments, fears, and blockades that...