Overthinking Vocation
Sometimes it’s clear what the Lord wants us to do, unfolding our way to holiness in small choices and responsibilities we make every day; but other times, it takes more time and prayer to know what we are supposed to do.
On the Journey: Pursuing my Vocation
“You will be the priest, or the groom at my daughter’s wedding.” My friend’s mother told me moments before jumping behind the wheel of the car and moving 400 miles away.
Answers to Every Question You’ve Ever Wanted to Ask a Religious Sister
There were two routes of discernment for me. The first, grasping at what I thought I wanted. The second, surrendering and receiving where Jesus was leading me.
How NOT to Discern
Big V Vocation is for all of us. We each have a divine calling written on our hearts, a life through which we reach heaven and lead others there, too.
How Being the Notre Dame Leprechaun Prepared Me for Priesthood
Whether you’re a leprechaun or a priest, you don’t get to hide when the heat is on against Christ and His Church.
The Dilemma of Dating While Discerning
With a religious vocation so heavy on your heart and mind, how could you give either discernment the attention it needs or deserves?
What I Learned From Discerning My Vocation
The first time I remember wanting to be a mother was when I was 8 years old. It was shortly after my mom had given birth to my little brother. After holding this tiny little baby, this miracle, I knew that I wanted to be a mom. For years I […]
What the Eucharist Taught Me about My Vocation
But my stomach sank at those words.
Just because I am a young Catholic woman, devoted to God, does that mean I’m obviously supposed to be a sister?
5 Stereotypes About Religious Life That are Totally Wrong
Perhaps there was a time in your life where a little old lady looked up at you and told you that would make a great nun or priest. Your face might have looked like this: And if you’re anything like me, you probably had billions of reasons why you […]