Ep 188 - What to Do When You Have No Idea How to Test a Charism

In this episode of Charisms for Catholics, host Jill Simons focuses on how Catholics can discern and test charisms—spiritual gifts—especially when they aren't sure how to do so.

She discuses the unique challenge of testing "lifestyle" or "ways of being" charisms such as voluntary poverty and celibacy, which may not provide obvious external confirmation. She also discuses practical, approachable strategies, including using one's calendar to identify opportunities for discernment and offering upcoming life activities to the Holy Spirit for testing.

Tune in to explore the importance of giving God space to move, attentiveness to His responses, and finding support through spiritual mentors when needed!

00:56 – Introducing the Challenge: How Do You Test a Charism You Don't Know How to Test?

01:38 – Hard-to-Test Charisms: Wisdom, Knowledge, Voluntary Poverty & Celibacy

03:15 – Fruits of Detachment: How Lifestyle Charisms Amplify Others

05:17 – Universal Guideline: Use Your Calendar for Discernment

06:45 – Trusting the Holy Spirit: Offering Upcoming Days for Testing

10:00 – The Key to Discernment: Pay Attention When Testing

13:03 – Real-Life Example: Discovering the Charism of Knowledge Over Lunch

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