calling

In this #Nunday video, Sister Cathy Bauer, OSB, talks about the challenge of choosing the right community and how she knew the Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery was the one for her.

While it might not seem possible, a woman can pursue just about any ministry as a Benedictine Sister. Proof of this: Sister Elaine Fischer.

In this #Nunday video, Sister Karen Elliot, CPPS, gives advice to young people who are trying to figure out how God is calling them and provides encouragement to “just be open."

I clearly heard a voice telling me to “enter the convent”. Now, I’m not much for hearing voices, but this message would not go away. I remember going into our church which was a huge, quiet place. I would kneel by the statue of Mary and ask her to have her son leave me alone!

At a point along my discernment journey, I was given the advice, “It’s not a career question, Maria, it’s a vocation question.”