Friday Community Highlight: St. Gertrude Monastery
The Benedictine Sisters of St. Gertrude Monastery have been in Ridgely, Maryland since 1887. Originally teaching in parish schools, they now only teach in the elementary and high school in Wilmington, Delaware. After closing their girl’s accademy at their motherhouse, they started a school for mentally challenged children and young adults. In addition, they work [...]
Thursday Discernment Discussion: Vocation Directors
Today’s discussion is centered on Vocation Directors. I’ve heard some great stories about vocation directors, and I’ve heard some really horrible ones as well. My own experience while I was discerning religous life was rather mixed. I had some really great experiences, I had some not so great experiences.
Tell us about your experiences with vocation [...]
Community Database
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My husband and I have been tossing around an idea for a while now of creating a searchable database of communities to help women more easily find a compatible community. It would be a free tool for both the communities and the women who are discerning. [...]
Wednesday Discernment Link: Nuts and Bolts of Vocation Discernment
This week I found a great podcast called The Nuts and Bolts of Vocation Discernment. The podcast seems to run every few weeks without a set schedule, but they already have been running for one and a half years, sponsored by the Diocese of Albany. If you are listening in when the podcast takes place, [...]
Tuesday Book Review: Wisdom Distilled From the Daily
I first read Sr. Joan Chittester’s book, Wisdom Distilled From the Daily almost 15 years ago, when I was discerning religious life. While I believe it has great significance for those discerning vocations, I think it is also a book appropriate for anyone attempting to live an authentic life of love.
The Rul of St Benedict [...]
Video Monday: Poor Clares ~ Galway Ireland
This has to be one of the best Poor Clare videos I’ve found so far on YouTube. This 10 minute video was shot by a local news agency, and captures a very personal look at women who have entered there in the last decade. I highly recommend it to anyone who is discerning [...]
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