PFSGM Vocational Blog

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...

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...

“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...

Along the journey of vocational discernment, we are often confronted with our own human limits and defects; when that happens, we often...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

Usually finding and receiving a religious name is a very exciting process,even though it is different for each religious community. In...

Pope Francis says: “Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer. Only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.” That’s actually what...

Speak, Lord, your servant listens (translated from Portuguese) I hear your voice calling me from afar And my soul longs to surrender But...

“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...