Good morning people

Happy Feast of Corpus Christi!

Welcome to the community. It used to be one of my favourite feast days. I am a female in my 60s but no longer a practising Catholic because I am agnostic now. I still keep up to date with the theology and spirituality of the Church through websites like America Magazine and publications such as The Tablet.

Thank you! I hope you had a good feast in any case. I like the Tablet at times but don't know anything about America magazine being in the UK. I'm sad you're not a practising catholic any more though but it's great you still read about the Church - the new Pope is very promising. 

Thanks for the welcome

I agree about the new Pope. It is lovely that his heart is in South America and he made it his home for much of his life, so he understands many of the issues that concern the people in that part of the world, yet he is well up to dealing with leaders in the US and around the world. He seems well tuned in on things that have divided the church. 

America Magazine is a Jesuit online publication, situated in the US, and it tackles some of the issues around the world from the perspective of the Church. Being Jesuit, it is strong on Ignatian Spirituality and focusing on where there is a need. 

Discernment of spirits is an entirely different thing and it embraces many elements. Terminology matters because one thing is not another. 

Discernment of spirits is an entirely different thing and it embraces many elements. Terminology matters because one thing is not another.