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'''Discernment''' is the ability to perceive, to recognize, to understand an essential characteristic of persons, places, things, events, situations, [[motivation]]s and consequences, in relation to reality and eternity. The act of discerning is discernment.
'''Discernment''' is the ability to perceive, to recognize, to understand an essential characteristic of persons, places, things, events, situations, [[motivation]]s and consequences, in relation to [[reality]] and [[eternity]]. The act of discerning is discernment.
==Perception==
Most commonly discernment involves recognition of differences, the ability to distinguish between:
Most commonly discernment involves recognition of differences, the ability to distinguish between:
:*[[truth]] and [[error]]
:*[[truth]] and [[error]]
:*[[falsehood]] and [[lie]]s
:*[[falsehood]] and [[lie]]s
:*[[Men|masculine]] and [[Women|feminine]]
:*[[Deceit|illusion]] and [[reality]]
:*[[Deceit|illusion]] and [[reality]]
:*genuine and fake
:*genuine and fake
:*[[Philosophy]] and [[Revelation (religion)]]
:*[[Philosophy]] and [[Revelation (religion)]]
==Spiritual discernment==
"''Solid food is for the mature, for those who have their faculties trained by '''[[experience]]''' to distinguish good from evil.''" Hebrews 5:14 RSV (''boldface emphasis added'')
"''Solid food is for the mature, for those who have their faculties trained by '''[[experience]]''' to distinguish good from evil.''" Hebrews 5:14 RSV (''boldface emphasis added'')
==Discernment in the Catholic Church: Bishops==
==Discernment in the Catholic Church: Bishops==
According to Catholic doctrine, no charism is exempt from being referred and submitted to the discernment and judgment of the Church's shepherds, the [[bishop]]s, to determine their authenticity and truth.
According to Catholic doctrine, no [[charism]] is exempt from being referred and submitted to the discernment and judgment of the Church's shepherds, the [[bishop]]s, to determine their authenticity and truth.
:"Their office is not indeed to extinguish the Spirit, but to test all things and hold fast to what is good,<ref>''Lumen Gentium'' 12; cf 30; 1 Thessalonians. 5:12, 19-21; John Paul II, ''Christifideles Laici'', 24.</ref> so that all the diverse and complementary charisms work together 'for the common good.' " 1 Corinthians 12:7 (''Catechism of the Catholic Church'' C.C.C. # 801)
:"Their office is not indeed to extinguish the Spirit, but to test all things and hold fast to what is good,<ref>''Lumen Gentium'' 12; cf 30; 1 Thessalonians. 5:12, 19-21; John Paul II, ''Christifideles Laici'', 24.</ref> so that all the diverse and complementary charisms work together 'for the common good.' " 1 Corinthians 12:7 (''Catechism of the Catholic Church'' C.C.C. # 801)
[[Academic dishonesty]]
[[Academic dishonesty]]
[[Confidence game]]
[[Ponzi scheme]]
[[Entrapment]]
[[Temptation]]
[[Seduction]]
[[Deception]]
[[Charismatic movement]]
[[Charismatic movement]]
* [https://www.intouch.org/read/magazine/daily-devotions/why-we-need-spiritual-discernment Why We Need Spiritual Discernment - Daily Devotions - In Touch Ministries (intouch.org)]
* [https://www.intouch.org/read/magazine/daily-devotions/why-we-need-spiritual-discernment Why We Need Spiritual Discernment - Daily Devotions - In Touch Ministries (intouch.org)]
* [https://www.gotquestions.org/spiritual-discernment.html How can I increase my spiritual discernment? (gotquestions.org)]
* [https://www.gotquestions.org/spiritual-discernment.html How can I increase my spiritual discernment? (gotquestions.org)]
* [http://www.catholicdoors.com/courses/discern.htm Catholic Doors Ministry presents the Bible Course "Spiritual Discernment (catholicdoors.com)]
* [http://www.catholicdoors.com/courses/discern.htm Catholic Doors Ministry presents the Bible Course "Spiritual Discernment" (catholicdoors.com)]
* [https://heresytohabit.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/the-charism-of-religious-life/ Heresy to Habit: A Former Charismatic Evangelical Turned Catholic And Aspiring Nun, 24 April 2012 (heresytohabit.wordpress.com)]
* [https://heresytohabit.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/the-charism-of-religious-life/ Heresy to Habit: A Former Charismatic Evangelical Turned Catholic And Aspiring Nun, 24 April 2012 (heresytohabit.wordpress.com)]
* [https://diolaf.org/gifts-and-charisms Gifts and Charisms, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel - Diocese of Lafayette (diolaf.org)]
* [https://diolaf.org/gifts-and-charisms Gifts and Charisms, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel - Diocese of Lafayette (diolaf.org)] ''scroll down the page to the article''
* [https://zenit.org/articles/popes-address-to-newly-appointed-bishops/ The Pope's Address to Newly Ordained Bishops: The Holy Spirit, protagonist of any authentic discernment (zenith.org)]
* [https://zenit.org/articles/popes-address-to-newly-appointed-bishops/ The Pope's Address to Newly Ordained Bishops: The Holy Spirit, protagonist of any authentic discernment (zenith.org)]