catholic life
James Martin responds to Sister Julie’s questions
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Sister Julie: You write about Thomas Merton being asked by the Gethsemani monastery porter, “Have you come here to stay?” (page 57) When did you feel that this question was being posed to you as well? How did it feel to first get a glimpse that God might be calling you to religious life? How […]
Consecrated Virginity a Gift for the Church, Says Pope
Friday, May 16th, 2008Here’s a good article on consecrated virginity with encouraging words from Pope Benedict XVI. A consecrated virgin is not the same as a nun or sister. It is a different way of life within the Church. It always amazes me the diversity of our vocations in the Church. God calls each of us in a […]
How can I dedicate my whole self to God?
Monday, April 28th, 2008Here’s a comment with good questions from my post “What motivates a person to become a nun?” …
I am a 39 year old woman, single mother to 3 beautiful children. I am also in the process of confirming my Catholic faith. I was not raised Catholic, nor have I lived the early part of my […]
Pope Fill-in-the-Blank
Monday, April 21st, 2008This is the last of the results for my unofficial, definitely unscientific Pope’s Visit Survey. The results were very interesting and I’m grateful for each of you who participated. (See all results of the Pope’s Visit Survey)
The final question of the survey was a fun one:
And just for fun, if you could be Pope, what […]
Your hopes for the Pope’s visit?
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Now we get into the hopes people have regarding The Pope’s Visit. These responses come from my survey on The Pope’s visit (See all results posted thus far at “The Pope’s Visit Survey“.
In the survey, I asked the following:
How do you hope the Pope’s visit will affect the Catholic and/or US community?
Here are the results. […]
