Spiritual dust in the season of spring cleaning
Under the clutter, are you uncovering invitations to religious life?
Discerning from both sides of the river bank
Advent in action: are you recognizing division in your life?
Celebrating the work of making room
Advent in action: Are you willing to make room for Jesus and the world in your life?
Sister Donna to discerners: "Get out there. Try something adventurous."
“I still choose to live it every day.”
Discerning action, new adventure in Lent and religious life
What adventure God is offering for you to consider?
Finding God at the wheel with Sister Laurice
"... each new shape of clay," shares Sister Amy about her time with Sister Laurice at the potter's wheel, "mirrored my own transformation as a religious sister."
Sister Cormarie celebrates, contemplates religious life in jubilee
"In my heart," shares Sister Cormarie, "my vows were final the first time I spoke them."
These are our own Meribah moments
How can the invitation to discern help you develop your own heart of flesh?
Temptation and transformation in the desert
God guides us to explore the depths of vocational discernment even in the most dreaded circumstances, with us as we confront the temptations that threaten our fidelity to live in communion with God.
Hearts and ashes
When desire to be of service is present, are we ready to love like Christ?
Discovery in discernment: breakthroughs of mind and heart
Like a scientific finding, discernment starts with a question.
Prepare
Discipline and commitment in our hearts: not just in Lent but Advent and discernment too.
What did you say?
From novice to the common good: the language of discerning religious life.
"Yes" to God's invitation
Witness what it means to walk the Gospel-centered journey of life as a religious sister.
A promise to build a new life upon
By choosing to distract ourselves from listening—particularly when we are called to rise to the potential already within us—we can hide from God.
Commitment doesn't emerge overnight
Are you ready to allow God--not a stagnant statue of your own creation--to be the form you follow?
Mary and our "Yes" to mystery
When we say "Yes" to vocation we—like Mary—must walk the road, learning as we go, trusting God is always there.
Sharing courage to walk in darkness and light
Does love want others to lose in order for someone to win?
World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
Will you be part of the next generation of consecrated life?
Service Saturday: mutuality at its core
Service and discernment: are you open to the idea that God co-creates with you the future?
Resolutions and reflection in discernment
Trust—on the days you feel like you aren't measuring up to your discernment resolutions—in the power of prayer.
Awake and ready in discernment?
Discernment: How you wait is just as important as the waiting.
Trying on your metaphorical lenses
Religious discernment: scrutinizing, eliminating and finding the right fit.
Blisters, discipline, perseverance and joy
Olympics and religious discernment: to win not a gold medal but a relationship with God, you don't have to be a skilled athlete of prayer.
Doorways to celebration
Crossing 800 and 138-year-old thresholds to love, acceptance and forgiveness.
Peace in the midst of unrest
Discerning in a hurting world: when our faith asks us, in difficult times, to look again.
Franciscan family reunions
Are you called to join a family of Franciscans working in service of the Gospel?
Use words when necessary
Words, vows, renewing commitment: what does your life call you to today?
Seeing discernent from new heights
Ask yourself: are you seeing discernment from new heights? A different point of view?
