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May 9, 20212 min read
New Name and New Mission
Sometimes, in religious life, one changes his or her name. As we see in the Bible, the change of a name – as in the calling of the first...
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May 2, 20212 min read
God's Will is a Mystery Revealed
When talking about a vocation or God’s will, sometime we have the tendency to think of it as a mytery in the sense of something that...
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Apr 25, 20212 min read
A Name Chosen by God
“I will call you by a new name Pronounced by the mouth of the Lord.” (Is 62:2) I begin with this passage because I want to try to recount...
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Apr 18, 20211 min read
Why Did the Lord Call Me, Even Though He Knows I am so Limited?
Along the journey of vocational discernment, we are often confronted with our own human limits and defects; when that happens, we often...
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Apr 11, 20212 min read
How a Holy Medal Confirmed My Vocation
I have wanted to be a nun for as long as I can remember… When I was about 12 years old, I began to attend a certain “nun camp” every...
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Mar 28, 20213 min read
Discerning the Name "Antonio"
How I received my religious name: In April of 2003, while on a pilgrimage to Rome with a senior brother of the community, we chose to...
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Mar 21, 20213 min read
Why My New Religious Name: Clara Maria Celeste?
We are often asked why we choose a religious name other than our civil name. In the Word of God, being given a new name is tremendously...
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Mar 15, 20213 min read
How God Led Me to My Spiritual Guide
"Abandon yourself totally to Jesus, and He will lead you where you want to go." Bl. Clélia Merloni With this phrase, I begin my account...
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Mar 8, 20211 min read
Be Attentive!
Over the summer after I graduated with my Bachelor’s degree, I spent two weeks in discernment with the Little Nuns of Jesus and Mary. The...
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Mar 1, 20212 min read
You Are Special!
Peace and Good! I would like to recount an episode that has been very important in my life and my vocational journey: the day I...
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Feb 22, 20212 min read
Life is Like a River
WHAT EXCUSE WILL WE GIVE TO GOD IF WE DO NOT DO HIS WILL? Often, a young person lets his life life flows along like a river – following...
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Feb 15, 20212 min read
Why the Name Jacinta?
Usually finding and receiving a religious name is a very exciting process,even though it is different for each religious community. In...
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Feb 8, 20213 min read
I am a Fruit of a Group of Prayer
Pope Francis says: “Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer. Only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.” That’s actually what...
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Feb 1, 20211 min read
Vocational Poem
Speak, Lord, your servant listens (translated from Portuguese) I hear your voice calling me from afar And my soul longs to surrender But...
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Jan 25, 20211 min read
Woud You be Able to Sign a Blank Page and Let God Write Whatever He Wants?
“To have faith is to sign a blank page and let God write whatever he wants.” (attributed to St. Augustine) This is a profound phrase that...
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