Discerning Commitments and acting in Prudence - The Inner Life - January 7, 2026
The Inner Life
Fr. Carter Griffin Discerning Commitments and acting in Prudence * (5:43) What is prudence? * How do you make good discernment? * (13:22) Sacrificial nature of Commitments. * (20:09) Lisa - Commitments. If a decision is imprudent in the classical sense of prudence, is it sinful? (23:55) Break 1 * (28:25) Jim - I just retired and have more free time. How can I balance adding commitments to help others versus time for myself? * (32:10) Cam - It seems to me that I break commitments because of stress management. Mind telling me to stop stress and break commitment. How do I overcome this? (40:05) Break 2 * How do we hear the voice of God when discerning things? * (44:46) what is involved in discerning one’s vocation?
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