Influential preacher Charles Spurgeon said, "Discernment is not simply a matter of telling the difference between what is right and wrong; rather it is the difference between right and almost right." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 has launched a new catechesis series on spiritual discernment. The pope announced on Aug. 31 that he will provide reflections in his upcoming Wednesday general audiences on the “demanding ...

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 ...

The word discernment has a central, even critically important place in the development of “The Joy of Love,” Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation on the family. In referring to discernment ...

The penultimate week of January was “School Choice Week,” when various groups throughout the U.S. encouraged citizens and politicians to take seriously the role of parents in choosing their children’s ...

The old axiom, “Common sense is not so common,” seems to apply to the characteristic we call ‘discernment’, writes Rev Jon ...

I was convinced I had created a billion-dollar idea. It had all the attributes of a great concept. It was something no one had created before, I validated the need for it, and it was in a huge market.