TheoFonsAt the sources of the faith

Document final — Les jeunes

DFJ · Synod of Bishops · 2018 · EN · 167 paragraphs · vatican.va ↗

At the most personal level, the conscience of every believer is always related to the ecclesial conscience. It is only through the mediation of the Church and its tradition of faith that we can access the real face of God revealed in Jesus Christ. Spiritual discernment is therefore seen as a sincere work of conscience, in our duty to know the good that is possible, on the basis of which to make responsible decisions as to the right exercise of practical reason, within and in the light of our personal relationship with the Lord Jesus. The practice of discernment