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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...
May 9, 20212 min read
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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...
May 2, 20212 min read
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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...
Apr 25, 20212 min read
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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...
Apr 18, 20211 min read
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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...
Apr 11, 20212 min read
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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...
Mar 28, 20213 min read
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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...
Mar 21, 20213 min read
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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...
Mar 15, 20213 min read
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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...
Mar 8, 20211 min read
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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...
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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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...
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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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...
Feb 15, 20212 min read
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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...
Feb 8, 20213 min read
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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...
Feb 1, 20211 min read
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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...
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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