Discernment of how the Spirit is leading the church is at the heart of Pope Francis' plans for the synod on synodality, but anyone who thinks discernment is easy is bound to get into trouble. It is ...

Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Pope Francis will discuss how to address the world’s pressing issues with former President ...

I had agreed, along with 11 other people from my congregation, to attend a program on congregational discernment, but I was not looking forward to it. I was skeptical of the diocese’s ability to teach ...

Discernment was a major emphasis of my spiritual direction training at San Francisco Theological Seminary. The following is adapted from my coursework, and is based on a congregational discernment ...

Back in August, I got to interview Father George Elliott of Catholic CAST Media. Father Elliott is undertaking captivating ministerial efforts, especially in the areas of using media for ...

As the vocation director for the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, Franciscan Sister Clare Matthiass helps young women discern whether they are called to religious life. But when she began discerning ...

In the last post on Preparing for Pagan Priesthood I mentioned the need for discernment. If you Google “discernment” you’re likely to get a list of Christian websites. Some of them deal with the topic ...