Entries Tagged as 'Consecrated Widows'

The Thursday Q & A

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Q.  I am a widow.  What are my vocational options?
A.  If you are a Roman Catholic widow, you are called to live the universal call to holiness.  It may be that you have been given a call within a call and that you might be called to marriage, to the religious life, to a society [...]

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Tags: Catholic Widows · Consecrated Widows · Grieving · Vows · diocesan widow · lay widow · vocations

Is There A Vocation To The Single Life?

February 10th, 2008 · No Comments

by Therese Ivers
We know that God has given each and every one of us a personal vocation, a unique path in this world. For many, the view that the “only” vocations in the Church are to marriage, the consecrated life, and to the priesthood is disturbing. After all, there are plenty of persons out there [...]

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Tags: Consecrated Life · Consecrated Virgins · Consecrated Widows · Hermits · Religious Life · Secular Institutes · single life · single state · vocations

Catholic Consecrated Widows

September 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Sandra and Tom lived in a typical suburban area and were blessed with two children. Sandra worked in an insurance office and Tom was an electrician. They were very active in their parish life. Sixteen years into their marriage, Tom was killed in a car accident. After raising the children through [...]

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Tags: Canonical Requirements · Catholic Widows · Consecrated Widows · Discernment · Religious · Uncategorized · private vow · vocations