Discerning Stirrings is Fr. Francis V. Tiso’s profound reflection on the Catholic spiritual journey, drawing together decades of pastoral experience, theological scholarship, and contemplative practice. Engaging the wisdom of Scripture, the Desert Fathers, St. John of the Cross, The Cloud of Unknowing, and the broader Christian mystical tradition, Tiso invites readers to recover authentic contemplative prayer and spiritual discernment for the challenges of the modern world. A rich guide for seekers, clergy, and spiritual directors alike.
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Father Francis Vincent Tiso (born 19 September 1950) is a Catholic priest, scholar, and writer interested in inter-religious dialogue and Tibetan Buddhism. He teaches Tibetan Buddhism at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Universita’ Pontificia Gregoriana: Istituto di Studi Interdisciplinari su Religioni e Culture) in Rome. He translated several early biographies of the Tibetan yogi and poet, Milarepa and studied the rainbow body phenomenon in Tibet. He has led research expeditions in South Asia, Tibet and the Far East, and his teaching interests include Christian theology, history of religions, spirituality, ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. (For more, see 
Deacon Jim McFadden was ordained a deacon for the Diocese of Sacramento in 2004. His parish ministries have included adult faith formation, baptismal preparation, spiritual direction, and prison ministry. He has taught theology on the secondary level since 1988. He has done TV work for the Shalom World Media, including a ten-part series on Salvation History. He has published for Shalom Tidings and Spirituality magazines. He received both his BA from the University of San Francisco and MA degree from Tulane University in philosophy. He currently lives in Fair Oaks, California, with Catherine, his spouse for fifty-two years and counting!
Augustine Kelechi Ikegwu is a Religious, Catholic author and founder of ‘Catholics Online Class‘, a global platform that inspires thousands to rediscover the beauty and depth of the Catholic faith. With academic degrees in Philosophy and Theology, Augustine is widely recognized for his gift of making profound theological truths clear, inspiring, and life-changing.
Fr. Lawrence Maria Waszkiewicz was born in 1985 in Wrocław, Poland. A Missionary of Our Lady of the Angels, he serves in the Archdiocese of Trnava in Slovakia, where he ministers in a Hungarian-speaking parish. He studied library science at the University of Wrocław and completed his seminary studies in Italy. Fr. Waszkiewicz is the author of numerous books on spirituality, saints, and the interior life, including The Alchemist, Nunc Coepi, and Beautiful Soul, a biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi.