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Leaping into Puddles

Discernment Gretchen Crowder
When was the last time you jumped into a puddle? I don’t mean walking into one, gingerly hoping your socks stay somewhat dry. I mean...

Screen Time and St. Ignatius

Discernment Shemaiah Gonzalez
It’s happened again. I have spent 30… 45… 60 minutes on social media. I’m not sure why I do it. I logged on to see how my...

Following the Spirit’s Lead in Communal Discernment

Discernment Becky Eldredge
We all suddenly paused in the middle of our meeting. I looked around and could sense that others felt what I was noticing: the...

What’s the Real Problem I Am Trying to Solve?

Discernment Gretchen Crowder
One of my most challenging classes freshman year in college was physics. I remember going through class after class being completely perplexed as the...

Resumé and Eulogy Virtues

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy
Last month, I attended an online funeral held for William Barry, SJ, a well-known Jesuit spiritual director and author who recently went home to...

The Great Re-Imaginer

Discernment Becky Eldredge
Having faith and hope seems almost absurd in times like these. The brokenness, darkness, and suffering of our world are in plain sight. Uncertainty...

Finding God in Our Desires

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright
In the world I have known, the American Midwest, the word desire has been used too often in the context of lust and sex....

There’s Such a State as Difficult Consolation

Discernment dotMagis Editor
All of us are rightly wary of the incorrect reduction of the concepts of desolation and consolation to merely feeling bad and feeling good....

Discernment in Times of Injustice

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy
Ignatian approaches to discernment are sometimes posed in terms of life choices, such as which vocation we might choose or if a particular job...

Knowing God’s Call

Discernment Becky Eldredge
One of the most common questions I get asked in spiritual direction is, “How do I know God’s call for me?” So often we...
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