Entries Tagged as 'Congregation'

Discerning to Death; Tapering One’s Discernment Towards Its Conclusion

March 1st, 2009 · No Comments

by Therese Ivers, JCL
Way back in September, I was asked to help with an upcoming retreat for women discerning their vocations and who feel like they’re beating their heads on the wall “discerning to death”.  This topic really resonated with me, and as I continue to prepare for this weekend’s retreat, I am seeing [...]

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Tags: Congregation · Consecrated Life · Consecrated Virgins · Consent of Wife · Dating · Discernment · Hermits · Holy Orders · Profession · Religious · Religious Life · Secular Institutes · Separation from the world · Sister · Vows · monks · ordination · vocations

International Congress Pilgrimage of Virgins Rome 2008 Part II

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Today, the schedule for the congress was quite busy. The day was kicked off with a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica celebrated by Cardinal Rode, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Concelebrating with His Eminence were 8 other (arch)bishops, including Archbishop Burke from St. Louis [...]

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Tags: Celibacy · Congregation · Consecrated Life · Consecrated Virgins · Pope Benedict XVI · St. Peter's · Vatican · vocations

Diverse Models Of Authority In Religious Life Conference… Cont’d

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday’s conference was very interesting and we had some very special speakers and guests. It was held in my “classroom” which is one of the University’s halls.

 
While I made a personal recording of most of the talks, our DoIHaveAVocation.com’s team has not translated them from the Italian because we believe they will be made [...]

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Tags: Congregation · Consecrated Life · Vatican

Whew! Passed “Vatican” Test

April 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Time has gone by since my last post. I am bubbling over with excitement because I have some great additions to the site and some wonderful talks lined up by great speakers. But, I have to say, I am particularly excited because yesterday I passed my exam for the course I was taking [...]

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Tags: Congregation · Curia · St. Peter's · Vatican · vocations