http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/23/116774/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/23/116774/comment-page-1/#comment-38948 momof11 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:51:41 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/21/116774/#comment-38948 Seminary, postulancy and novitiates are times of discernment of vocation. Not all are called to a religious vocation (or how would the human race continue LOL). So far 2 of my 6 sons have entered the seminary...and neither discerned a religious vocation. Sadly one has left the Church and is alienated from the family. The other discerned his vocation to marriage and hopefully, fatherhood. He is now married to a wonderful girl. We have done well if our children are open to the possibility of a religious vocation and should encourage them to sincerely work at discerning what their calling is. I still hope that at least one of my children will have a religious vocation...3 sons and 4 daughters still are still eligible someday.... Seminary, postulancy and novitiates are times of discernment of vocation. Not all are called to a religious vocation (or how would the human race continue LOL). So far 2 of my 6 sons have entered the seminary…and neither discerned a religious vocation. Sadly one has left the Church and is alienated from the family. The other discerned his vocation to marriage and hopefully, fatherhood. He is now married to a wonderful girl. We have done well if our children are open to the possibility of a religious vocation and should encourage them to sincerely work at discerning what their calling is. I still hope that at least one of my children will have a religious vocation…3 sons and 4 daughters still are still eligible someday….

]]> http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/23/116774/comment-page-1/#comment-38938 celothriel Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:56:27 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/21/116774/#comment-38938 Beautiful article, Rachel! Thank you. I'm no expert; my oldest is just 13, and I daily see things my husband and I could be doing better as parents. One thing I feel we've done right, though, is to stress to the kids that they should ask God to show them what He wants them to do with their lives - and, simple as it sounds, to just mention the religious life as a possibility! God bless you and your family. Beautiful article, Rachel! Thank you. I’m no expert; my oldest is just 13, and I daily see things my husband and I could be doing better as parents. One thing I feel we’ve done right, though, is to stress to the kids that they should ask God to show them what He wants them to do with their lives – and, simple as it sounds, to just mention the religious life as a possibility!
God bless you and your family.

]]> http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/23/116774/comment-page-1/#comment-38937 Fostering vocations at home « Divine Life - A Blog by Eric Sammons Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:17:12 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2009/03/21/116774/#comment-38937 [...] sister: “what did you do?” Rachel Watkins at Catholic Exhange, a mother of a religious, addresses this question. I thought her opening paragraphs were [...] [...] sister: “what did you do?” Rachel Watkins at Catholic Exhange, a mother of a religious, addresses this question. I thought her opening paragraphs were [...]

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