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Reminder: Discernment Discussion tonight
Tonight, A Nun’s Life is hosting a blog discussion on discernment and decision making with Catholic nun and spiritual director Sister Mary McDevitt, IHM.
TONIGHT
7-9 p.m. EST
http://anunslife.org
The discussion is like other discussions we’ve had here (e.g. Doubt the Movie discussion) where the interaction is through comments back and forth on the blog. So all you need to do is visit around 7 p.m. EST. Go to the most recent post (which will be called Discernment and Decision-making Discussion), read and offer comments/questions. This is your conversation! You can email me or comment directly on the blog post. You’ll have to update/refresh your screen to see new comments/questions.
If you have any preliminary comments or questions please write them in the comment section below. If you can’t join us tonight from 7-9, check in anytime later and you’ll be able to see the discussion.
For more info on discernment and practical steps for decision-making, see Sister Mary’s earlier posts this week:
- A Spiritual Director comes to A Nun’s Life to discuss Discernment
- Decision-Making Using a Process of Discernment of Spirits
- 4 Steps for Discernment and Decision-Making
- The Discernment Chart
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Hi Sister Mary:
Do you believe God has a special “vocation” in mind for every single person? When God communicates vocation, why do you feel God does not always make sure an individual is able to discern it? From my experience, sometimes God speaks loudly while other times God’s voice is so faint as not to be heard. I’m talking about vocations such as religious and single life and marriage as well as a person’s career/ministry. Do or could vocations change with time?
I ask this because it seems some individuals know what they want to do with their lives at a very young age. Some say stuff like “I knew I wanted to be a sister at the age of 5″ or “I always wanted to have kids.” Others were sure of a future career in medicine or education before they even got out of grammar school. For others, these decisions takes some serious consideration. And for yet others, they never seem to be able to discern a vocation.
In some ways it appears that God has very focused ideas for the lives of some while others are left to make their own way, with little interest or intervention from the Divine. I don’t believe God loves either type more or less. But God has expectations for the one while little or no expectations of the other (Of course, we are ALL called to love, etc.).
Thanks. dee
Thanks, Dee. I’ll make sure Sister Mary gets this. See you tonight.