Ignatian spirituality and everyday discernment offer the wider church community a distinctive way to listen to the voice of the Spirit, to open ourselves to the grace and mercy of God, to care for the ...
In Pope Francis recent interview with America magazine he frequently references “discernment.” Though many are aware of what he means by this, those who have never been exposed to Ignatian ...
Diana Stoffregen, the coordinator for Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life, will facilitate “Discerning the Spirit: Explorations into Ignatian Prayer” on Sunday from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at St. Aloysius ...
Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, the ability to think with discernment is synonymous with an ability to think biblically.
In his booklet Developing Your Discernment, John MacArthur helps you examine what true, biblical discernment is—and isn’t—giving you practical steps for honing your ability to distinguish sound doctrine from the subtle lies of Satan. Be ready for the devil’s deceptions, and learn to wield the sword of the Spirit with wisdom and skill.
Faith and Discernment This post was first published during April 2014. –ed. In my previous post on discernment I closed by quoting 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22, which is essentially the biblical recipe for discernment: “Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil.” “Examine everything carefully” (1 Thessalonians 5:21)... Continue Reading
Discernment thrives when there’s a thesis antithesis, black and white, antithetical mentality.” Third reason that I think we have the problems we have with discernment – and they’re all overlapping – is a preoccupation with image and influence as a key to evangelism. I mean, we’ve all seen the user-friendly approach come and go.