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Ramping Up Spiritually

dotMagis Editor

Discernment

Espresso Prayers

Rebecca Ruiz

Discernment

Holy Thursday’s Hidden Graces

Eric Gurash

Discernment

Thoughts on Discernment

Vivian Amu

Coping with Spiritual Desolation During the Holidays

Discernment Rebecca Ruiz

Usually, during November and December, our thoughts turn to gratitude for God’s blessings and preparing our hearts for the coming of hope through the...

Four Reasons We Resist Letting Go

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright

Why do we resist letting go of unhealthy, or disordered, attachments? What happens inside us that makes us hang on for dear life, even...

The Inner Process of Letting Go

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright

What has to happen inside a person before she can let go of attachments that are harming her? The attachment can be physical, such...

Discernment at Different Stages of Life

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright

A major gift from Ignatian spirituality is its wisdom about discernment. Discernment enables us to assess situations, pay attention to various clues, approach our...

Discipline Our Hearts

Discernment dotMagis Editor

William A. Barry, SJ, writes for the Ignatian Volunteer Corps blog: Ignatian discernment of spirits is one way to discipline our hearts so that we...

Discernment and the Joy of Love

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Friday saw the release of the much-anticipated apostolic exhortation on love in the family, Amoris Laetitia, (The Joy of Love). Two responses to the...

Peace and God’s Will

Discernment Becky Eldredge

Have you ever heard someone say, “Peace comes from doing God’s will”? Sometimes I feel like this is the craziest line someone can give...

We Can Trust Our Experience

Discernment dotMagis Editor

Knowing that we can trust our experience is the first and perhaps the most fundamental lesson about discernment. Books and ideas and the counsel of...

What Is Our Part in the Divine Coming?

Discernment dotMagis Editor

In an article for Thinking Faith, Philip Endean, SJ, suggests that the blurring of Advent and Christmas might be appropriate. In explaining his position,...