PFSGM Vocational Blog

When I first started discerning religious life, I didn’t want anyone to know: I thought this secret was still too intimate and uncertain...

In the Gospel of Mark (6:45-52), we read that Jesus “saw the disciples tired of rowing because the wind was against them.” This makes me...

“If I have found favor in your sight, give me a sign that it is You who are speaking to me” (Judg 6:17) People often believe it would be...

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...

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...

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...

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