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Leading Discernment in Common in a religious community | Ignite the Way

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Invite Discerning Catholic Women – Spring Discernment Events

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Invite Catholic Women 20-40 from the Midwest 20-40 to Discern and Discover with Retreats and Resources for You. The post Franciscan Sisters...

Leading a Discernment in Common in Province | Ignite the Way

Discernment in Response to a Social Challenge | Ignite the Way

Leading a Discernment in common in Educational Institutions | Ignite the Way

Group discernment of spirits | Ignite the Way

How to develop a culture of common discernment | Ignite the Way

Do I Need What I Want?

Carino Hodder, The Lamp Every so often, someone asks me what the most challenging part of the consecrated religious life is. Sometimes she poses her question in terms of the three...

Group Dynamics that affect discernment process | Ignite the Way

Called to the Lay Monkery

I recently picked up the book Joy Within His House: A Cloistered Nun’s Reflections on Following Christ by Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception Prewitt, OP. The book e...

Your Vocation Is Christ's Call to Your Heart

Deacon Dominic Cerrato, NCRegister When we hear the word "vocation," our minds often move quickly to one concern: the need for more priests. Important as that is, such a focus can...

What’s Happening with Religious Orders? New Book Traces the Future of Consecrated Life

Inside Jesuit Life at Bellarmine House of Studies

What is life like for a Jesuit during First Studies? Chris Kinkor, SJ, offers an inside view of life for a Jesuit scholastic at Bellarmine House of Studies at Saint Louis Universit...

Before You Call It a Sign: Discernment on the Spiritual Path

Many people begin a spiritual path by learning to notice signs. A coincidence that feels meaningful. A dream that seems to carry instruction. A phrase that appears several times in...

Vocations: A calling shaped by cancer

AS A teenager and a new Christian, I still remember the zeal and energy with which I explored the question what God wanted me to do with my life. The words of the poet Mary Oliver,...

Three Bits of Advice from the Pope for Newly Ordained Priests: Leo XIV’s Words to a Group of Legionaries of Christ

After the catechesis imparted at the General Audience, the Holy Father approached the group of newly ordained priests from the Legionaries of Christ to take a group photo. Respondi...

Your Vocation Is Christ’s Call to Your Heart

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Pastoral Residency Programs Provide Mentoring and Experience

More congregations are offering church-based residency programs to prepare men for ministry. The post Pastoral Residency Programs Provide Mentoring and Experience appeared first o...

Dealing with resistance | Ignite the Way

What Is the Universal Call to Holiness in the Church?: A Deep Dive into Lumen Gentium (Part 4)

John Cavadini on sanctification. 

Pope Leo XIV: Every Vocation Is a ‘Path of Beauty’

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Vocations: The growing number of spiritual companions and how to become one

THE calling to walk alongside people in their journey of faith has never been limited to ordained or licensed lay ministers. Over the past 30 years, training for spiritual director...

Anything but ordinary

Back in the day, maybe even yet still, one’s first year of seminary involved serving several hours a week in a Ministry in Context (MIC) congregation. The goal was to... The post A...

Free Book Reflects on Pope Francis’ Teachings on Religious Life

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