Entries Tagged as 'single state'

St. Teresa of the Andes & Chapel Rats

September 5th, 2009 · 4 Comments

by Therese Ivers, JCL
One day, as I was helping out a friend in the sacristy, she mentioned something about “the chapel rats”.  My friend was not referring to rats scurrying about – for as far as I know, there were none in the building.  Rather, she was talking about those who spend practically all their [...]

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Tags: Consecrated Life · Religious · Religious Life · Vows · contemplative · private vow · single life · single state · 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