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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Video Monday: Interested in Becoming a Sister
This is a vocation video of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs. It’s essentially a slide show with a musical background. The song, “Swimming to the Other Side”, is worth watching the video all by itself. I must go find a copy of it somewhere.
Tuesday Book Review
Learning the Art of Discernment
I first read Weeds Among the Wheat, by Thomas Green, SJ, early in my discernment of religious life. I had first read his book, Opening to God, and found it so helpful, I purchased several of his other books.
Weeds Among the Wheat is a book specifically about discernment. As [...]
Video Monday – Poor Clare Nuns – USA
This is a beautiful and rare glimpse into the life of Poor Clare Nuns. The narration is a bit stilted, but well worth listening to. This was filmed in the Belleville Monastery. It’s an excerpt of a video from EWTN.
Video Monday: Benedictine Sisters of Clyde MO Part II
Last month I posted the first in this series from the Benedictine Sisters in Clyde, Mo. Today’s installment is Part II of the series.
Friday Community Highlight: The Eudists of the Eleventh Hour
The Eudist Servants Of The Eleventh Hour is an association of the faithful whose members are sisters who are mature women who love Jesus and want to follow Him by serving the poor and the needy. The Eleventh [...]
Thursday Discernment Discussion: Contemplative or Apostolic
I was inspired to introduce another category to the blog here: Thursday Discernment Discussion.
Each Thursday I will post a topic for discussion. I was surfing the net earlier this week, and saw a question on Wiki Answers about the difference between Contemplative and Apostolic orders.
The basic difference between Contemplative and Apostolic orders is in what [...]
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