I always tell my child that being a parent does not come with a how-to user manual, even though it would have been nice to reference standard operating procedures (SOPs) just once—more specifically, ...

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 ...

(RNS) — 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.

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 ...

After teaching college for nearly three decades, I’m at the point where I can boil down into a few words some of the most important qualities I see missing in too many students that, if developed and ...

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 ...