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Monday, March 22, 2021

Do you think God is calling you?

 Do you think God is calling you?

He probably is!  The question is, Where?

·    The place to begin is with a spiritual director.  As you meet for your monthly conversations, your director will help you to listen more deeply.  More than that, your director will listen with you!  Together, you will explore the call.

·    Think you might be called to religious life?  Fill out the Vision Magazine Vocation Match survey at Match | VISION Vocation Network for Catholic Religious Life & Priesthood.  Based on your answers to questions about you and your preferences, the survey will sort out which congregations might be good matches for you.  You’ll also get the option of having them contact you.

·   As you read the materials that you receive and as you explore on-line, see what other options are available.  God may be calling you to something other than vowed religious life, perhaps as a Servant Companion with our community, as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner, or to a Third Order.

Visit a few different communities.  A sense of joy, peace, and belonging will let you know when you have found your home.

Serenity Prayer

  Most of us are familiar with the Serenity Prayer: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change t...