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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

Hooked by a Choice

Discernment Loretta Pehanich

I’ve played a video game where you get points for hooking all kinds of fish. Accidentally catch the old shoe or tin can and...

Autumn Stirs Interior Reflection

Discernment Denise Gorss

Autumn brings with it changes in weather, sending many of us indoors more regularly. We experience bright, sunny days that are quickly followed by...

Praying Through the Storms of Life

Discernment Rebecca Ruiz

Sometimes we feel God’s presence and closeness and may even feel favored or gifted by God. During these times, we may see all of...

Staying Curious

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy

In his ministry, Jesus often asks others what they want. For example, he asks the blind Bartimaeus, “What do you want me to do...

Trust and Freedom

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy

Jesus’ instruction to pray to God, “thy will be done” is an essential part of Christian practice. Many saints, like Ignatius, have asked God...

How a Busy Person Finds God in All Things

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright

Busy people generally don’t stop being busy people. If they are spiritually aware, they will intentionally cease activity at regular intervals to be silent...

The Greatest Union

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy

I’ve recently returned from my annual weeklong silent retreat. Often it is the highlight of my year, a place to reconnect more deeply with...

Discernment Is a Choice of Courage

Discernment dotMagis Editor

In a recent address to seminarians, Pope Francis highlighted three aspects of Ignatian style: friendship with the Lord, discernment, and cultivating the magis, or...