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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...

The Grace of Failure

Discernment Tim Muldoon
This topic came up in class, and it gets better as I continue to think about it. Here's the thumbnail: the young Ignatius went...

Consolation and Desolation

Discernment Vinita Hampton Wright
During Lent, we reflect upon our spiritual state and on our interior movement. Are we moving toward more doubt, fear, and anger? Or are...

The Long Ride

Discernment Tim Muldoon
I do some of my best thinking and praying while running or biking. This morning I considered how biking hills is not a bad...

Harden Not Our Hearts

Discernment Marina Berzins McCoy
An antiphon that we often hear in Lent says, “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts” (Hebrews 3:15 and Psalm 95:8)....

God’s Project

Discernment Tim Muldoon
I first encountered the term "God's project" in an essay by Joseph Tetlow, SJ. I think it's an idea worth considering further. Looking at...

Recalculating with the Holy Spirit

Discernment Cara Callbeck
I am not the greatest driver. I am easily flustered, particularly when I am in the unfortunate position of having to drive in an...
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