It wasn’t that long ago I spent the first days of Lent inside the cloister at Corpus Christi Monastery. As part of the discernment process, many cloistered communities have a required “live-in” period that a young woman must complete called an aspirancy. The purpose is to give the young woman a little more insight and […]
The Vocation of Men
March 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When I first began discerning my vocation, I had many doubts and questions, but one seemed to loom larger than the rest – how could I live without experiencing motherhood? Then one afternoon, I had EWTN on in my house while I was doing some chores; I heard a young sister begin sharing her vocation […]
St. Patrick’s Breastplate
March 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Born between 397 and 390 A.D., St. Patrick was kidnapped from the British mainland around age 16, and shipped to Ireland as a slave. Sent to the mountains as a shepherd, he spent his time in the field in prayer. After six years of this life, he had a dream in […]
Truth in Love 