Comments on: Discerning Religious Life http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:17:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Graham http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/discerning-religious-life/comment-page-1/#comment-70525 Graham Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:29:40 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/?page_id=1768#comment-70525 Hello! Thank you for sharing your vocational journey here on your blog. It was an insightful and heart-felt read! This past august I entered the very norbertine community you mention in your blog (Fr. Fran's community) along with one other novice. I shall look forward to the coming publication of your book. Many blessings be upon you and your family! I discovered your site because I am the webmaster for our own website and noticed that someone found our site through a link on yours. It has been a blessed discovery! In the Peace, Love and Light of Christ our Risen Lord, Graham Hello!
Thank you for sharing your vocational journey here on your blog. It was an insightful and heart-felt read! This past august I entered the very norbertine community you mention in your blog (Fr. Fran’s community) along with one other novice. I shall look forward to the coming publication of your book. Many blessings be upon you and your family!

I discovered your site because I am the webmaster for our own website and noticed that someone found our site through a link on yours. It has been a blessed discovery!

In the Peace, Love and Light of Christ our Risen Lord,
Graham

]]> By: Devman http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/discerning-religious-life/comment-page-1/#comment-62066 Devman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:46:45 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/?page_id=1768#comment-62066 Hi Callister, I would suggest doing the following: 1. Learn about different communities' founders 2. Learn about their different charisms 3. Find ones that appeal to you 4. Visit those communities (retreats, come and see weekends, or just make an appointment 5. Pray pray pray! Generally consider also whether you feel you are called to cloistered/monastic life, which is more contemplative and less apostolic/ministry-oriented or called to a more apostolic life where you are actively doing a ministry of helping the poor, serving the sick, teaching children, etc. I would also look especially at communities that are thriving with young members--probably many communities in Austria are dying and will die out in the next 30 years as their members grow old and die without new vocations. Hi Callister,

I would suggest doing the following:

1. Learn about different communities’ founders
2. Learn about their different charisms
3. Find ones that appeal to you
4. Visit those communities (retreats, come and see weekends, or just make an appointment
5. Pray pray pray!

Generally consider also whether you feel you are called to cloistered/monastic life, which is more contemplative and less apostolic/ministry-oriented or called to a more apostolic life where you are actively doing a ministry of helping the poor, serving the sick, teaching children, etc.

I would also look especially at communities that are thriving with young members–probably many communities in Austria are dying and will die out in the next 30 years as their members grow old and die without new vocations.

]]> By: Callister Amoh http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/discerning-religious-life/comment-page-1/#comment-62048 Callister Amoh Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:36:26 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/?page_id=1768#comment-62048 I am decieding to accept the call to religious life bt very confused.Am a Ghanaian bt presently studing in Austria.aaaaahw do i get started.And which community should i join since there are many of them I am decieding to accept the call to religious life bt very confused.Am a Ghanaian bt presently studing in Austria.aaaaahw do i get started.And which community should i join since there are many of them

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