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 ...

(RNS) — Spirituality frequently uses the language of battle, so it is not surprising that Pope Francis promotes the Christian equivalent of a spiritual jihad. Many in the West think jihad only means ...

(RNS) — The question isn’t whether a machine can pray, but whether we still know how to listen for the Spirit. (RNS) — I was recently invited to join an online webinar titled “AI & the Future of ...

Ministers must remember a basic but essential truth: not everything is a demon.

Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on Sept. 28, 2022. To receive these remarks and more in your inbox every week, sign up for America’s daily newsletter. Dear ...

Martha Tidwell sat before me wearing a blue pants suit and a weary face. Four years ago she left her high-paying job as an accountant after having discerned, with her church’s help, that she was ...

At the heart of all the great world religions, philosophical outlooks, and ways of viewing the world around us, is the concept or the idea of discernment. What we might call the ability to judge ...

Spirituality, whether Christian or Muslim, frequently uses the language of battle, so it is not surprising that Pope Francis promotes the Christian equivalent of a spiritual jihad. Many in the West ...