Ask Seek Knock: A podcast on Catholic discernment

Special episode by Br. Max for those who may be joining him for World Youth Day in Lisbon! Guess how many patron saints have been chosen for the pilgrimage? Stay tuned to find out.

An Intro to Catechesis #2 by Br. Felipe. More on this Catechesis soon...

Inspired by Paul Harvey's speech about farmers, we've made one of our own to show appreciation for our priests and future priests. "Oh, how great is a priest! The priest will not understand the greatness of his office till he is in Heaven. If he understood it on earth, he would die, not of fear, but of love." ~St. John Vianney Published on Holy Thursday 2023, the day of the Eucharist and the priesthood.

We continue our reflections from the last episode, ending with the observation that discernment is indeed quite human, made necessary by our freedom and grounded in our relationship to God.

And... WE'RE BACK!!! Starting back up with a new approach as we attempt to connect from different continents this time. And discernment is still as relevant as ever.

Introducing a podcast about discernment. What is it all about anyway?

We share some personal reflections we had on types of charisms, a word which has been used in many contexts and which we attempt to clarify. Perhaps it sheds some light for those discerning clerical, religious, and lay callings in the Church--ultimately seeking to understand that the different charisms are given not to divide but to unite.

We bring on our first guest speaker, Br. Pablo, to discuss the foundational importance of humility for our discernment and not placing too much weight on what others say about us.

"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 This time we took a deeper look at the attitude underlying our discernment. Is it often one of anxiety or fear? Or do our decisions come from a spirit of peace and trust in the Lord, a spirit of prayer?

At times when we are faced with something God wants us to do, we find it difficult to say yes. In this episode, we talk about how the idea we have of God can make a big difference in our decisions, and we used a big word without defining it: importunity ;)  Here we googled it for you:  importunity /ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪti/ noun persistence, especially to the point of annoyance. "you urged me on with untiring importunity"