Jan 13, 20232 minMy First PilgrimageI would like to share with you a beautiful sign that I received a day before making my first [hitchhiking] pilgrimage. It was a day that...
Apr 27, 20223 minHow I Understood the Lord was Calling Me to Religious LifeHow did I understand that the Lord was calling me to religious life? Peace and good, my name is Sr. Sara. I’ll begin by noting that...
Jan 5, 20222 minThe Sign of a Relic during a Pilgrimage!In this article I will share something that happened during a 2019 mission in Brazil. We were crossing the state of Minas Gerais on foot...
Dec 15, 20212 minA Sign Like St. Clare'sIt was in my first days of experience in the community, and all of my prayers we to receive an answer from the Lord that would confirm my...
Dec 8, 20212 minA Vocation Story: What do you mean by religious life?The desire for a perfect marriage and to build a family is most common among young women. Let's say this is the normal route, the choice...
Aug 25, 20212 minHow God Spoke to St. AugustineFrom the Confessions of St. Augustine (Book VIII, 29): I was saying these things and weeping in the most bitter contrition of my heart,...
Aug 11, 20211 minHow God Spoke to St. ClareFrom the Legend of St. Clare (Ch. IV, 2-8) “The Solemnity of the Day of the Palms was at hand when the young girl [Clare] went with a...
Aug 2, 20218 minWhy am I a sister?Peace and good! My name is Sister Clara (born Marta Peixoto) and I am from Portugal; I entered the community when I was 17 years old, now...
Jul 28, 20211 minDo Not Forget the Things Your Eyes Have Seen...In our journey of Faith and discernment, there will be “mountaintop” moments when things seem to be going great, but there will also be...
Jul 21, 20212 minThe First Sign in My DiscernmentWhen I first started discerning religious life, I didn’t want anyone to know: I thought this secret was still too intimate and uncertain...