God Calling: Vocation Vibes

As the Church celebrates within the week-long Jubilee of Young Adults the “Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers”, Fr. Matt Gworek articulates the amazing opportunity that each of us has for growth in our faith through the digital gifts God has given us. He explains how these giftscan be a valuable tool in our personal quest for holiness and also in the discernment of our specific vocation in life. 

Fr. Matt tells his own vocation story and highlights the blessings of community and support that today’s discerners have available through social media. While sharing the Church’s wisdom in regard to the influence of social media for either good or evil, he exudes an overwhelmingly positive excitement about its potential to bring the Good News to our fellow pilgrims on the journey to happiness and to holiness, helping each of us to flourish in the vocation to which we are called.

Did you ever wonder about the religious habit that you’ve seen worn by consecrated religious? Sr. Bernadette Rose and Sr. Carolyn from the Little Sisters from the Poor unlock the mystery behind the “threads of devotion” in which they are clothed—and they even reveal three “secrets” (well, not really! 😊) concerning their religious dress that few people are aware of… 

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SO WHAT MIGHT POPE LEO XIV SAY TO YOU AS A YOUNG PERSON IN DISCERNMENT? Fr. Tom McCarthy, vocation director for the Midwest Province of the Augustinians (where Pope Leo--the former Robert Prevost--hails from), speaks from personal knowledge of Pope Leo as a member of his own religious community and as a former Provincial and PriorGeneral. In discussion with Sr. Carolyn of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Fr. Tom unwraps the pope’s approach toward vocation discerners and the advice that he might give in walking with them. Check out this episode to find out whatPope Leo XIV might say to YOU! 

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Transformation of our minds and hearts so that we may live the sentiments of Jesus Christ and be His witnesses in the world: Is this not the ultimate makeover? 

All the way from the Little Sisters of the Poor motherhouse in France, Sr. Maria Lourdes--blest with a rich experience in accompanying young women who are in formation for religious life--joins us to discuss the joys and challenges of formation, as well as the deep fulfillment that it brings to those who respond with open hearts to God’s call.

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WHY IN THE WORLD would a happy, successful physician who even owned her own practice and building dare to “risk it all” to become a consecrated religious Sister? And how is it that so many of today’s young adults who have already launched their careers sense in their hearts that there’s still more and make that leap of faith, “risking it all” to respond to their deepest call?  

Find the answers as Sr. Judith from the Little Sisters of the Poor shares her story. (Spoiler alert: If you’re not able to access this on video you’ll be missing Sister’s beautiful tears of joy!) 

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“I chickened out and left,” says newly professed Sr. Amanda, describing the moment she was about to meet for the first time the religious community recommended to her by her priest.  

Now a young professed Little Sister of the Poor with four months of vows, Sr. Amanda and her spiritual mother, Mother Loraine, tell of the joys and trepidations of Sister’s discernment journey, and how it came about that her vocation was awakened and nurtured--all in God’s time. 

Enjoy the warmth, charm, and gentle love that characterize Sister’s story and that are so well articulated in this episode! 

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BEING "ENTHRALLED BY CHRIST": THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS! 

Not sure of your vocation in life? Your mission? Four young adults from the Young Catholic Professionals Conferencein Dallas join the Little Sisters of the Poor in sharing their reflections on the legacy of Pope Francis, his vision of vocation, and how the Lord might be inviting you to discover and embrace your own vocation and live a deeply meaningful life that truly makes a difference! 

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What does it mean to live the Savior’s humility in theconsecrated religious life? Denying one’s positive qualities? Being a doormat? Is it all about self-deprecation? Find the answers in this episode, where Sr. Kathleen from the Little Sisters of the Poor responds to these questions and manymore, illustrating how assertiveness, after the example of Jesus Himself, can be essential in the living out of true humility. 

As the Little Sisters’ foundress St. Jeanne Jugan who—like somany founders and foundresses—was called upon to live bold, assertive, and heroic humility in the midst of trials in establishing her God-given mission, so are the spiritual sons and daughters of all these holy ones called to livereligious life in bold humility today. 

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Taking place onsite at the University of Connecticut, this discussion features students candidly sharing about their vocational discernment journeys. Whether feeling drawn to the priesthood or religious life, to the single life, or to living in a marriage where the couple is an icon, a “window to heaven”—in the discernment of all these vocations, arelationship with Jesus Christ is experienced by the students as being foundational. They recount that Mass and Scripture, Eucharistic adoration, the sacrament of Reconciliation, and the ministry of the FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) missionaries have all been instrumental in thespiritual and human growth that is helping to illuminate their vocational path.

 As for discovering the call? One of the students offers this advice: “Learn to love Christ and He’ll lead you where you need to go.” 

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UNSOLVED PUZZLES? WE REALLY DON’T LIKE THEM. Especially in vocational discernment. As we struggle to figure out our calling, discouragement can set in. That can eventually turn to despair, and despair is painful. The pain can be so heavy that discerners may actually temper their desire for the good that their hearts so greatly long for.

In this Jubilee Year when we are called to be pilgrims of hope, Catholic speaker Rita Taylor highlights the role of hope in vocational discernment. She walks us through the difference between the fleeting emotion of hope and the supernatural virtue of hope gifted to us by God at our baptism. In tapping into the grace of infused hope, those seeking their path in life canjourney with solid hope and great confidence to the discovery of the Lord’s call upon their hearts.

“Stir up the gift of God which is within you.” 2 Tim. 1:6

Please consider liking, sharing, following, and leaving a comment about our podcast so that it may reach and help the many women and men out there who are seeking their calling in life. For comments or questions--or to inquire about the availability of spiritual accompaniment as you discern--contact us at [email protected].