1.2 L15 Discernment

Question 1

discernment

Answer 1

ability to judge well

Question 2

fundamental definition for Christian discernment

Answer 2

decision-making process in which an individual makes a discovery that can lead to a future action

Question 3

element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise

Answer 3

wisdom

Question 4

ability to distinguish; judgment

Answer 4

discernment

Question 5

seven attitudes or qualities required for an authentic discernment process

Answer 5

• openness
• generosity
• courage
• interior freedom
• habit of prayerful reflection on one’s experience
• having one’s priorities straight
• not confusing ends with means

Question 6

openness

Answer 6

approach the decision in question with an open mind and an open heart

Question 7

with a largeness of heart, put no conditions on what God might call us to

Answer 7

generosity

Question 8

courage

Answer 8

require courage, for God might be asking something difficult, challenging, and risky of us

Question 9

interior freedom

Answer 9

whole and deepest desire is to do whatever God’s will is for them with no conditions attached

Question 10

to make a prayerful decision, we must first pray

Answer 10

habit of prayerful reflection on one’s experience

Question 11

if serving God, the ultimate goal of our lives, everything else must be in a subordinate position

Answer 11

having one’s priorities straight

Question 12

not confusing ends with means

Answer 12

what they ought to seek first and above all else, they often put last

Question 13

steps of a discerning process

Answer 13

• awareness
• understanding
• action

Question 14

qualities of a discerning person

Answer 14

• able to tell things apart
• keen observer
• making judgment