Spring 2020 - Discernment

Madonna, published by the Australian Jesuits, has accompanied Australians in their daily prayer and spiritual growth for more than 120 years. It is more than a magazine. It is a community.

Thinking – really thinking – requires commitment, but the rewards are there for those who are prepared to put in the hard work.

Learning discernment is learning to live with a basic sense of peace. The good spirit brings peace, while the evil spirit disturbs.

Listening to music, religious and secular, is a way of drawing closer to God.

In spring we deepen our association with the element of air, and of wind, and its invitation to open ourselves to a God who flows in directions that we cannot predict.

In today’s debate about the worth of heroes, the Catholic tradition can hold both heroes and victims because Christ is both.

God is the perfect dance partner if we learn to listen to him and follow his lead.

Discerning the better path requires nuance and skill. St Ignatius, through his teaching on discernment, offers us a way to develop the necessary skills.