Category: Conferences

A NEW series exploring Vocational Discernment – how do we discern our vocation in life? How does God make His will known to us? These and other questions Metropolitan Jerome will explore in these live and recorded broadcasts from the Brighton Oratory every Saturday morning from 10am.

In this episode, Metropolitan Jerome continues discussing the fundamental principles necessary to discern God’s will for oneself in relation to God’s general will for all He has purposed to exist… His Grace begins by explaining again the importance and necessity of taking “time out” to properly discern God’s calling and purpose for one’s life, reiterating that the Christian recognises that their life is no longer their own but God’s and that offering one’s life to God is the ultimate expression of charity in fulfilment of the First “Great” Commandment (cf Mtt22:37-38) and response to Christ’s self-offering love on Calvary. He then discusses the importance of “preparation” and “self-examination” in readiness for effective discernment, in order to better know oneself by identifying one’s weaknesses and strengths.

A NEW series exploring Vocational Discernment – how do we discern our vocation in life? How does God make His will known to us? These and other questions Metropolitan Jerome will explore in these live and recorded broadcasts from the Brighton Oratory every Saturday morning from 10am.

In this episode, Metropolitan Jerome continues discussing the fundamental principles necessary to discern God’s will for oneself in relation to God’s general will for all He has purposed to exist… Using the canticle of Our Lady, the “Magnificat” as a template for discernment, His Grace explains the difference between “prayer” and “meditation” or “contemplation” and the Christian purpose of each in contrast to the concept of contemporary “mindfulness” and “centering prayer”. With anecdotes, Metropolitan Jerome explained the “right” and “wrong” attitudes to vocational discernment, particularly the misconceptions that people often have with preconceived ideas of what they think is God’s will, as opposed to seeking His will. His Grace concluded by making reference to his earlier positing of “present moment, present time and future” stating that the “future” is unknowable, but that utilising “present time” to regard with hindsight past “present moments” we should be able to discern possible futures… but that what really matters is “the present moment” as that is real, tangible and pertinent to ourselves and God at all times!

A NEW series exploring Vocational Discernment – how do we discern our vocation in life? How does God make His will known to us? These and other questions Metropolitan Jerome will explore in these live and recorded broadcasts from the Brighton Oratory every Saturday morning from 10am.

In this episode, Metropolitan Jerome continues discussing the fundamental principles necessary to discern God’s will for oneself in relation to God’s general will for all He has purposed to exist… Recapping and reiterating the fundamental principles given in the previous episode, His Grace goes on to discuss the importance of making time to discern God’s will “in the current time”. Even if actively living “in holy fear” ie continually aware of God’s Presence and discerning His will “in the present moment” it is necessary to take time out in order to appraise any patterns or trends that “present moment” experiences may be revealing. Emphasising again the importance of “knowing oneself”, His Grace advocates taking regular periods of “time out” to analyze oneself and one’s life thus far noting the skills, talents, abilities and predispositions God has blessed one with, considering them in relation to the principles “know, love, serve and be happy” with God.

A NEW series exploring Vocational Discernment – how do we discern our vocation in life? How does God make His will known to us? These and other questions Metropolitan Jerome will explore in these live and recorded broadcasts from the Brighton Oratory every Saturday morning from 10am.

In this episode, Metropolitan Jerome discusses the fundamental principles necessary to discern God’s will for oneself in relation to God’s general will for all He has purposed to exist. Recalling the answer to the old Penny Catechism question, “Why did God make you?” His Grace discusses discerning God’s will in “the present moment”, the “current time” and “for the future”, suggesting that it is only when in “the present moment” we understand ourselves, that we may begin properly to discern God’s will for us now and for the rest of our lives.