Category: Calling and Discernment
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Writing Again: Returning to the Page After a Season of Study
Read more: Writing Again: Returning to the Page After a Season of StudyAfter months of deep immersion in my Master of Divinity program, I find myself writing again. The pause was necessary—absorbing, integrating, and wrestling with the content of five challenging, beautiful courses left little space……
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My Soul Cries for a Wounded World
Read more: My Soul Cries for a Wounded WorldWhen I look at the state of the world today, my heart aches. The division in our politics, the hatred and bigotry that pour out in our communities, the cruelty of homelessness in the……
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Coming Home: My Journey to the Shrine of Holy Wisdom
Read more: Coming Home: My Journey to the Shrine of Holy WisdomFor much of my life, I have searched for a place where faith felt alive—where spirituality was not about fear or exclusion, but about love, healing, and truth. There were seasons when I thought……
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Preparing My Heart for the Acolyte’s Path
Read more: Preparing My Heart for the Acolyte’s PathOn August 15th, I will kneel before the altar and be ordained to the ancient Order of Acolyte—an order that has quietly endured through the centuries, often unnoticed but deeply significant. This moment comes……
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A Reflection on Acceptance into Seminary
Read more: A Reflection on Acceptance into Seminary“Called Beneath Her Mantle: A Seminary Acceptance on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel” On July 16, the Church commemorates the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel—a day soaked in mystery,……