25 charisms

Explore the gifts

Read what each gift can look like at school, at home, in a parish, and in VEYM. You can do this before or after the assessment.

Administration

You bring people, time, and resources together so a good work can actually get finished.

Craftsmanship

You make useful and beautiful things that can serve people and give glory to God.

Digital Media

You use phones, cameras, and design tools to connect people with one another and with the Gospel.

Discernment

You pause to notice what is of God when a choice or conflict is unclear.

Encouragement

You notice when people need hope, and your listening helps them feel seen.

Evangelism

You want other people to meet Jesus, and you can talk about your faith in ordinary life.

Faith

You trust God's care enough to keep going, and that trust can steady other people.

Giving

Sharing your time, money, or things with people in need is one of the ways you pray.

Healing

You are drawn to pray that God would restore people who are hurting in body, mind, or spirit.

Helping

You love the quiet work that lets someone else do what God is asking of them.

Hospitality

You help people feel that there is a place for them, especially when they are new or unsure.

Intercession

You keep praying for other people, and you trust that God hears even when the answer is slow.

Knowledge

Studying Scripture and the Church's teaching helps you know God and help others understand.

Leadership

You can see other people's gifts and help a group move toward a goal together.

Mercy

Suffering moves you to act, and you want to relieve it without making people earn your care.

Global and Cultural Engagement

You build friendships across cultures and help a community become wider than one circle.

Musicianship

You help people pray through singing or playing, and music draws you toward God.

Shepherding

You walk with people over time and care about their friendship with Jesus.

Peacemaking

You can help people in conflict listen to each other and take a next step together.

Prophecy

You feel urged to speak God's truth with courage, especially when something needs to change.

Service

You notice the practical work other people pass by, and you do it without needing applause.

Teaching

You can explain an idea so that another person truly understands and grows.

Voluntary Poverty

You want a simpler life so you can stay close to Jesus and to people who have less.

Wisdom

People look to you for a calm, faithful next step when a situation is complicated.

Writing

Words on a page help you pray, tell the truth, and draw other people toward what is good.