tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59901002011-07-14T17:34:00.821-07:00Discernment GroupMy random thoughts on life as I prepare to enter the religious life this summer.
"In the first place, you must never think that you are alone in deciding your future! And second: When deciding your future, you must not decide for yourself alone!"
-Pope John Paul II
Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1090424927908806812004-07-21T08:43:00.000-07:002004-07-21T08:48:47.910-07:00Goobye
Thanks for your prayers. I leave soon. Here are some dates that I especially ask for your prayers. Please feel free to e-mail me at the address to the right anytime. I'll keep the e-mail. Let me know if you have any special prayers you'd like me remember. I will continue to pray for your fruitful discernment. May we all follow God's will for our lives.
July 21-August 12-Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1090260912844416262004-07-19T10:58:00.000-07:002004-07-19T11:18:13.363-07:00Many Vocations in Catholic Blogland
Catholic Blogland has many vocations this year. It's a mark of a fruitful parish when several religious vocations call one parish home. This year the Catholic blog parish (Called St. Blogs, though blog isn't a saint! Can't we get a real saint to be our patron?) has many vocations. Please pray for these people:
1. Andy K. - He'll be starting the Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1090258179629607042004-07-19T10:07:00.000-07:002004-07-20T09:08:40.046-07:00Going Away Party-Dowry, Jay T-shirts, bittersweet goodbyes
My going away/graduation party was Saturday. My mom was so awesome: she cooked so much food, got a DJ who had karaoke, and did so much more. My dad took care of the other details. Their hard work payed off. How awesome it was to see family and friends one last time before I ship out to the prenovitiate. I had a wonderful time. Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1090002015333767742004-07-16T10:45:00.000-07:002004-07-16T12:12:39.206-07:00Organizing
It's been a long while since I last wrote. I've been very busy packing up my stuff to ship to Denver. I've also been organizing all of my possessions. Over the course of 21 years (Update: 22 years!) I've managed to collect a lot of "stuff." I had my things all over the house. I've gone through and eliminated things I don't need anymore: papers and other garbage. As well, much Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1089309202620440012004-07-08T10:51:00.000-07:002004-07-08T10:53:22.620-07:00Off to...
The last leg of my U.S. tour begins in a few hours.
Where in the world am I travelling to this time?
Nebraska.
"Nebraska???" You ask.
"Yes," I respond.
Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1089235018552787892004-07-07T14:15:00.000-07:002004-07-07T14:20:44.460-07:002 Weeks!
Wow! 2 more weeks and I'll be starting formation in the pre-novitiate. The time since my acceptance has gone by so quickly. I continue to prepare. I must say, I am pretty excited to get started. Until then, I pack, clean stuff out, travel, enjoy friends and family, get some work done, read, pray, have a graduation party/going away party, and say some more goodbyes, or at least "so Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1089171404983735352004-07-06T20:34:00.000-07:002004-07-06T20:50:00.146-07:00Vocation Prayers are showing some fruit at my parish
Someone from my parish told me we haven't had a vocation since at least Vatican II. I am not sure where to confirm this statement. What I do know is our parish currently has a vocations committee that meets monthly to pray for and nurture vocations. They are doing great work. Our parish prays a vocation prayer during each Mass. On SundaysJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1089171233372334702004-07-06T20:10:00.000-07:002004-07-06T20:38:26.220-07:00Prayer for Laborers for the Harvest
Today's Gospel:
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the
laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest."
Ok.
Let us pray the words of Pope John Paul II:
Jesus, Good Shepherd, raise up in all parish communities, priest and deacons, religious, consecrated lay people and missionaries according Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1089087339000572432004-07-05T21:10:00.000-07:002004-07-05T21:15:39.000-07:00On Vocations
"Each one of us has some kind of vocation. We are all called by God to share in His life and in His Kingdom. Each one of us is called to a special place in the Kingdom. If we find that place we will be happy. If we do not find it, we can never be completly happy. For each of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fullfill our own destiny, according to God's will, to be what Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1089086947492224122004-07-05T21:07:00.000-07:002004-07-05T21:10:28.243-07:00Are you having trouble with Blogger?
I have had troubles with many blogs. I click on my links to get to various blogspot sites. Unfortunately, the screen says it can't locate the site. I hit refresh several times, and finally it allows me to enter the sites. Are you having trouble getting into blogspot sites?Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1088783866827891642004-07-02T08:55:00.000-07:002004-07-02T16:14:00.330-07:00Our Religious Freedoms
I thank God we live in a land where we are free to practice our religion.
May the courts never forget our freedoms. It is a sad day when the constitution is thrown out the window. I think of what is happening in California, where Catholic Charities is forced to provide contraceptive coverage for its workers.
How about when the Archbishop of Chicago is sent a letter Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1088629147918487172004-07-02T08:43:00.000-07:002004-07-02T16:11:50.940-07:00Happy Independence Day!
Check out the above link and enjoy your own fireworks show. Go crazy with the mouse and you'll have you own grand finale.
May we never forget our freedoms, and the sacrifices of those who have gone before us.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1088561265569578422004-06-29T19:03:00.000-07:002004-06-29T19:09:11.543-07:00St. Augustine, Pray for Us!
"God will not suffer man to have the knowledge of things to come; for if he had prescience
of his prosperity he would be careless; and understanding of his adversity he would be senseless."
You are Augustine!
You love to study tough issues and don't mind it if you lose sleep over them.
Everyone loves you and wants to talk to you and hear your views, you even get Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1088440057200762082004-06-28T08:46:00.000-07:002004-06-28T09:27:37.200-07:00Woo hoo, a New OP blog!
A brand new Dominican blog is up and running. Check it out! I'm sure you will recognize the young Friar's words. The site looks great.
Just One Friar
Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1088437451971270862004-06-28T08:41:00.000-07:002004-06-28T15:49:38.900-07:00Seriously, an earthquake hit me in Illinois last night
Last night I was in bed and my whole room shook. It was like an explosion. It was the wildest thing. We thought maybe the sump pump had exploded. I didn't know for sure. I was a bit scared, but finally went to sleep. This morning I learned that last night the Joliet/Ottawa area had an earthquake!! A freaking earthquake?!
You have Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1088400149848164032004-06-27T21:57:00.000-07:002004-06-29T04:33:37.556-07:00"Follow me." "Well, first let me...."
Our Gospel today shows how easy it is to put the call of the Lord on hold.
Luke 9:59-62.
To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1088371318550417922004-06-27T14:19:00.000-07:002004-06-27T14:21:58.550-07:00Back.
I'm back. Vacation was great. I'll have more later.
Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1087731558826894932004-06-20T04:37:00.000-07:002004-06-20T04:39:18.826-07:00On Vacation.
I'm on vacation. Upper New York. Goodbye.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1087354208624321832004-06-15T19:47:00.000-07:002004-06-15T19:50:43.756-07:00Congrats, New Deacon!
You know him as Meandering Seminarian.
He is now a meandering Deacon.
Check out the pics he's posted.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1087353709064731342004-06-15T19:09:00.000-07:002004-06-15T20:07:53.103-07:00Ordinations
Two young men were raised to the priesthood this past weekend in the diocese of Des Moines. While I don't reside in that diocese, I tagged along with some friends. It was simply marvelous. If you haven't been to an ordination, I would highly recommend attending. It is so moving to see a guy give his yes to the Lord. At several points during the Mass, I got a bit teary eyed. I Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1087214861746721632004-06-14T05:03:00.000-07:002004-06-14T05:15:10.393-07:00Upcoming Posts
In order to keep myself on track for regular updates to this site, here are some topics I want to write about in the next few days:
1. The priesthood ordinations I attended this weekend in Iowa.
2. The priesthood and the Eucharist, as discussed by Cardinal George in his lecture at my school. How appropriate to post this now, as yesterday was Corpus Christi.
3. "The letter." The Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1086886610321685482004-06-10T09:45:00.000-07:002004-06-10T10:02:18.103-07:00Some More Pictures
Br. Andy over on the Central Province Novitiate webpage has posted pictures of their provincial tour. You can see the pictures here. Isn't this picture from the table pretty artsy? I'd say so. Check out the rest.
The Western Province also has online pics of their provincial tour.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1086649109766493132004-06-07T15:45:00.000-07:002004-06-07T16:34:29.730-07:00I'm back from Ann Arbor, and I'm excited
I spent a few days in Ann Arbor. It was a wonderful trip. I visited my friend who is about to start at Ave Maria Law School. Ann Arbor is a wonderful city. I was able to visit the Domino's Pizza farm. They have a pretty nice church and adoration chapel on the premises. Ave Maria seems like a very fine school. I was expecting to find Dominican Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1086153399224270012004-06-01T22:50:00.000-07:002004-06-01T22:53:01.393-07:00Wanted...
Jerusalem Bible, Compact Edition, Leatherbound.
Your help in apprehending this Bible is greatly appreciated.
I tracked one down to England's Amazon. It never came. Now I turn to you.
Any information on this Bible's whereabouts, please e-mail me or leave a comment. Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1086155548808661262004-06-01T22:47:00.000-07:002004-06-02T09:04:13.016-07:00Monk Party and Religious Drinks
On Julie's website, she discusses having a "nun" party as part of her going away festivities.
In her comments section she writes,"I think you should have a Monk Party. What an opportunity to evangelize...and to disseminate the true history of beer...made by monks!"
Ok, ok, I'm not going to be a monk...but I'll be monk-ish.
Speaking of religious drinks, on Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1086018438560711022004-05-31T08:26:00.000-07:002004-05-31T08:54:52.206-07:007 New Priests, Graduation, and Solemn Vows
For the Eastern Dominicans!
Over on the student webpage of the Dominican Friars of the St. Joseph province, you can see beautiful pictures from the recent priesthood ordinations, as well as pictures of graduation, and solemn vows.
The program for ordination is here.
The program for the profession is here.
Isn't it great to know they had 7 men Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1085881476433565742004-05-29T18:39:00.000-07:002004-05-30T05:31:03.700-07:00A Deacon's Directive, a joke
A temporary deacon when prepping the servers the night before his ordination Mass says to the book-bearer seminarian (who is eager for his own ordination one day), "All right, now, when you are kneeling before the Archbishop and next to the man to be ordained, just lean in, so the Archbishop's pinky is touching your head. It will solve all sorts of problems later."
Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1085637773392931972004-05-26T23:00:00.000-07:002004-05-26T23:20:56.230-07:00Now that I'm a B.A, what will you find me doing all day?
Enjoying the finer things of life, of course....
Wow! Look at our caps! We know how to party.
(Disclaimer: Actually, it really isn't me, seeing as how I'm only a B.A. and not a PhD or even a super cool Master. You can find this picture, here, where you can buy all the best in academic apparel.)
Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1085599915214737402004-05-26T12:25:00.000-07:002004-05-26T12:31:55.213-07:00Nashville Vocations Retreat
Three of my college friends just got back from the vocations retreat with the Nashville Dominican sisters.
I talked to my good friend last night. Oh, the excitement she is feeling right now!
You know, that excitement is contagious. Hearing her talk about the week gets me excited. Knowing that there are groups of sisters with growth is so inspiring. Hearing Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1085151295326745922004-05-21T07:52:00.000-07:002004-05-21T07:59:31.050-07:00Do not be afraid, have the strength to preach
From the daily Mass reading today:
One night in a vision the Lord said to Paul, "Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city." Acts 18,9Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1085106578794314462004-05-20T19:15:00.000-07:002004-05-20T19:41:14.060-07:00Picking a new name and other updates
I'm enjoying my summer! How nice to be done with papers, tests, and assigned readings. Now, for the fun stuff.
I stopped by the library and picked up a few books. The Saints,edited by John Coulson, has little entries on quite a few saints...464 pages of rocking saints, that's about 5000 saints, my friends.
I hope to take this book into the chapel and Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1084600785401910062004-05-14T22:24:00.000-07:002004-05-14T23:42:21.780-07:00Stand and Sing After Communion!?!
At my friend's school, they request everyone stand and sing until the whole congregation receives Holy Communion.
My friend quotes the US Bishops Committee on the Liturgy document, ">"The Reception of Holy Communion at Mass." "For some, however, the singing of this hymn is perceived as an intrusion on their own prayer, their private thanksgiving after Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1084411445938571542004-05-12T18:12:00.000-07:002004-05-12T18:39:34.596-07:00That's all she wrote: Graduation
I graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday. What a mix of emotions going on right now. I'm excited for the future, I'm happy to be done with papers, exams, and the like, but I am sad to have to leave my friends, professors, and the environment of college. Of course, I have great things to look forward to. I believe there are pains and joys Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1083715067619295502004-05-04T16:57:00.000-07:002004-05-04T17:16:01.186-07:00It is a Groundbreaking Post: Malkovich and Merton
On recommendation of my good friend Andy G., I post on a much lighter topic. (Thanks to all those who added comments to the last post.)
Andy G. believes we should make a movie on the life of Thomas Merton. John Malkovich should play the part of Merton. They do look ridicolously similar, don't they? Notice the contemplative gaze of both Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1083219364371894092004-04-28T23:16:00.000-07:002004-04-29T00:59:03.403-07:00Cardinal George: Document on Communion for Politicians coming soon.
Cardinal George spoke at my school on Tuesday. Wow! He was wonderful. His lecture, "Leadership in the Catholic Church," tackled a host of issues. I really needed to hear what he had to say. I will have much more on his talk later.
Now, for the news:
The first question of the night dealt with pro-choice politicians. CanJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1082928592137947042004-04-25T14:29:00.000-07:002004-04-25T14:35:35.170-07:00Pro-Choice Politicians, Pt. 2
Cardinal Arinze is quoted by Zenit, "The norm of the Church is clear. The Catholic Church exists in the U.S.A. and there are bishops there. Let them interpret."
His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I, will speak at my school on Tuesday. His topic is "Leadership in the Catholic Church." I wonder how different styles of leadership effect the way bishops Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1082927975787733522004-04-25T14:19:00.000-07:002004-04-25T14:23:47.763-07:00Pro-Choice Politicians, Pt. 1
With the recent statements from Cardinal Arinze, I am reminded of my interview with Rep. Dennis Kucinich in January:
I asked the candidate, while my heart pumped 120 mph, "The Vatican came out with a declaration declaring that Catholic politicians should not vote pro-choice...How do you feel about this, since that you are Catholic and pro-choice?"
He said, "Was Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1082896447333095962004-04-25T05:34:00.000-07:002004-04-25T05:42:31.560-07:00St. Joseph Cafasso, Prayer on Preparation for Death
(Courtesy of the Catholic Quote E-mail list. This quote is appropriate as I prepare to leave many good friends I have met during my four years of college. It makes me sad to think of departing. I find comfort in entrusting them all to the Lord, thanking God for the time we did have, and knowing that I might be more loving while praying for Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1082572970968139592004-04-21T11:42:00.000-07:002004-04-21T11:50:39.356-07:00Hilarious Webpage
You've got to check this out!
http://www.subservientchicken.com/
This chicken will do most any command you tell him: dance, pray (to Jesus or East), turn lights off by magic, hit head, do the worm, etc...
Find out other fun commands and laugh out loud! Enjoy!
Sorry, I haven't posted in a while. Maybe subservient chicken can start posting for me. Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1082078322574040272004-04-15T18:18:00.000-07:002004-04-15T18:30:12.356-07:00Annual Appeal
It's time for my home diocese's annual appeal. I know I've heard several people in the last few years say they should without money from this fund. They do not want to see their money go to pay huge settlements. There is no excuse for the sins that some priests committed. What a travesty. I can understand why people would feel so let down that they would feel withholding money Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1081747433208130702004-04-11T22:59:00.000-07:002004-04-11T23:01:51.560-07:00Countdown...
Graduation (May 9th, 2004): 27 days
Dominican pre-novitiate (July 21, 2004): 100 days
Dominican novitiate (August, 2004): 121-130 (??) days
Please, pray for me!
By the way, there is a running countdown to the left now.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1081746615458441022004-04-11T21:59:00.000-07:002004-04-11T22:17:58.356-07:00Happy Easter!
For the first time since Ash Wednesday, may we sing together, Alleluia!
I went to the 11 a.m. Mass this morning. My brother and I went ten minutes after my parents, arriving around 10:45. I was greeted by an usher "I am sorry, we are filled, you are going to have to go to the gym." I replied, "My family is in there." It was like that scene in Wayne's World, where Wayne triesJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1081465505076273512004-04-08T16:05:00.000-07:002004-04-08T16:16:45.593-07:00My Vocation and Adoration
Since today is Holy Thursday, I am re-posting a reflection from November. Have a blessed Triduum.
Adoration helps vocations. I think of my own history. As a youngster, I didn’t know much about Christ’s true Presence. I remember being taught that Jesus was present in the readings, in the people, and in the Blessed Sacrament. I also remember someone on a high school Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1081277012858698312004-04-06T11:43:00.000-07:002004-04-06T11:47:18.340-07:00Millionaire monksJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1080718175413291922004-03-30T23:29:00.000-08:002004-03-31T08:23:23.826-08:00Anti-Dogmatic Dogmatists
(Here is an editorial I wrote for my school's paper. Please see the post below for the reasons I wrote this article. This submission is a response to a critique of the Church and Her members made in last week's paper.)
Many people fall into a school of relativism. These pupils often become anti-dogmatic and claim boldly man is free to decide for himself what is Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1080718980977587732004-03-30T23:27:00.000-08:002004-03-31T08:27:24.996-08:00Why did I write the editorial above?
In the March 25th edition of my school's newspaper, an editorial was entitled "Thinking for yourself." The writer criticizes people who believe whatever their church tells them. He strongly scrutinizes those who are faithful to the Church's teaching. He goes on to tell how he had to reconcile his beliefs with who he is. He does not want to "amputate" a Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1080419529409202042004-03-27T12:32:00.000-08:002004-03-27T12:38:13.356-08:00Wishy-Washy Christianity
Neocon is linking to this story:
(From One Hand Clapping)
"Wishy-washy" Christianity driving old-line Britons to Islam
Al-Jazeerah news reports, "Thousands of British elite embrace Islam."
According to the first authoritative study of the phenomenon, carried by the Sunday Times on February 22 , some of the country's top landowners, celebrities and the offspring of Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1080265356638567692004-03-25T17:42:00.000-08:002004-03-25T17:50:17.610-08:00Some notes from John Fialka’s talk:
Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America
-400,000 women have served our country.
-4 sisters to every priest, yet history books rarely discussed sisters.
-The most common depiction of nuns were found in nun detective literature.
-They didn’t write much about themselves because they were too busy helping others.
-We need to know their history, because Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1080152613136284892004-03-24T10:23:00.000-08:002004-03-24T10:28:00.123-08:00Carry your cross daily....
You are the Cross of St. Benedict: This cross isinscribed with several prayers for holiness andpeace including, -May the holy cross be mylight! May the dragon never be my guide- and-Begone Satan! Never tempt me with yourvanities! What you offer me is evil. Drink thepoison yourself!-
What Kind of Cross are You? brought to you by Quizilla
Thanks to Andy K. for linking Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1080005166550916752004-03-22T17:26:00.000-08:002004-03-23T07:52:16.826-08:00Bible Translation Question
Which Bible do you prefer?
I've been searching for a good Bible for a while now. Right now, I'm using the Jerusalem Bible. This Bible was given to me by a Dominican, which is appropriate since the OPs were the main party involved in bringing about the translation. I enjoy what I've read thus far. The problem I see with this Bible is it's pretty bulky. It is Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1079828540273546462004-03-20T16:22:00.000-08:002004-03-20T16:48:51.746-08:00Comments.
Check out the comments for March 16, in the post entitled "Sisters, Fialka, and Vocations"...Pretty interesting. Thanks to everyone who commented.
Also, I hope you had a very enjoyable Feast of St. Joseph. What a terrific example for us to follow. He modeled chastity, obedience and poverty, was a loving father, a courageous, compassionate man, and the list goes on. His example Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1079539180247962802004-03-17T08:53:00.000-08:002004-03-17T09:03:06.293-08:00Allel...OOPS..
Today at Morning Prayer:
Jay: Can we sing a song for St. Patrick's day?
A.K: It's Lent, we don't sing in Lent. (We are trying to keep it simple for Lent...and it's hard for our voices to sing in the morning.)
Jay: Come on, let's sing one for St. Patrick. Is there a St. Patrick song?
A.K.: "Breastplate of St. Patrick." But it's not in our songbook.
Jay: Ok, let's just sing "ForJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1079542191718238292004-03-17T08:42:00.000-08:002004-03-17T09:01:52.310-08:00Congrats-Solemn Vows
What does making solemn vows look like? Check out this slideshow. You can see the solemn vows of 2 Dominicans of the Western Province. A joyous occasion, indeed. Thanks to Domlife for this link.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1079473834679199552004-03-16T13:50:00.000-08:002004-03-17T07:48:45.856-08:00Sisters, Fialka, and Vocations
My good friend, (the soon to be Sr.) Mary Holy Water and the Dry Font during Lent, OM(orthodox mafia), sends me this reflection. We both attended John Fialka's talk last evening. He is the author of Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America. He is also a graduate of our school. Background on my friend: she is seriously considering religious life. Here Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1079333783184771662004-03-14T22:56:00.000-08:002004-03-15T13:30:50.920-08:00Here I Am Lord 2005
Please check out the Here I am Lord 2005 retreat.
FEBRUARY 11-13, 2005
FEATURED SPEAKERS:FR. STAN FORTUNA, BOB RICE, MATT SMITH, CHRIS PADGETT, BACKYARD GALAXY
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION STARTS MAY 1, 2004
This weekend is for all people discerning religious, single, and married vocations. There will be tons of great opportunities. It is in the Rockford area.
Check out Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1079202927465032282004-03-13T10:35:00.000-08:002004-03-14T02:22:16.123-08:00St. Francis, a "Man of the Passion"
The Franciscans Friars of the Renewal have an open letter and petition for Mel Gibson. They want to see Gibson make another movie about St. Francis.
~While we hope you are considering producing another wonderful work of art for God's glory, we ask you, or may we say, "commission you", to produce a sequel which would show the world what happens when a Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1079076346170112022004-03-11T23:25:00.000-08:002004-03-11T23:32:44.733-08:00On Food Stains
White shirt spotted with spaghetti sauce. Meat sauce sprinkled on khakis. Dash of grape juice.
I have a tendency to wear my food and drinks. I have to ask how in the world am I going to wear white full time come August? One things is sure, I must begin to practice the art of graceful eating now. Or not...
Well, at least my friends can have fun laughing at my spills as IJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1078956964224223382004-03-10T14:16:00.000-08:002004-03-10T14:43:22.340-08:00A Very Strange News Day
Women tries to use a $1 million dollar bill
Sen. McCain (R) is open to being the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee
Planned Parenthood Hires Wacky Chaplain to "play a pivotal role in communicating the theological justification for choice, sexuality, and contraception to the Planned Parenthood community and the general public."
Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1078869007116205582004-03-09T13:50:00.000-08:002004-03-09T13:54:46.403-08:00Pope John Paul II on Vocation
"Now is the correct time for discerning and becoming more radically aware that life cannot develop without God and others. It is the time for facing the great questions, the choice between selfishness and generosity.
Each one of you is confronted by the challenge of giving full meaning to your life, the one life you are given to live. You are young and you want to Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1078727552218768672004-03-07T22:32:00.000-08:002004-03-07T22:49:14.340-08:00I was on Spring Break and Prayer Intentions
Spring Break was fine. Now, I'm back at college. Two more months and I'm going to be graduating. Oh, jeez! The times I have had. I am really going to miss this place a lot.
Also, I'd ask that you say a Hail Mary for a friend who is struggling through a tough issue.
Actually, maybe you could pray for all people who feel anger or bitterness Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1078726691430285202004-03-07T22:18:00.000-08:002004-03-07T22:27:47.186-08:00Domlife Article about our Come and SeeJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1078458979385119802004-03-04T19:56:00.000-08:002004-03-04T20:09:07.216-08:00On taking a new name
After Catholic friends find out I am going into religious life, one of the most common questions is "Will you take a new name?" And,"What name?" Um...
First, I should note that this question comes from people that know a thing or two about religious life. Not everyone knows about this practice. The Dominicans do allow men to take new names upon entrance into the order, Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1078293243090296252004-03-02T21:54:00.000-08:002004-03-04T10:35:56.793-08:00A quick update
The trip to St. Louis was fantastic! I loved it. How exciting to see so many young people looking into the Order, or at least being open to God's call. We had thirty men. It was also nice to share my vocational story with the group. I spoke about 20 minutues. (I'd put a copy of it up here, but I didn't record it, nor is there room on here to type it up for you.) It is the Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1077891182077981702004-02-27T06:13:00.000-08:002004-02-27T06:15:54.043-08:00I'm off
Two of my friends and I are off to the Come and See. Please keep all the men in your prayers this weekend. Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1077689803615271962004-02-24T22:16:00.000-08:002004-02-24T22:31:57.716-08:00On Human Weakness and God's Great Mercy
A common obstacle to religious life/priesthood is discerners thinking they are not good enough to take on the vocation. But, please consider a few things. First and foremost, priests/religious aren’t perfect people. They are sinners too, just like you and I.
As Saint Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10, “Therefore, that I might not become too Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1077393708118850872004-02-21T12:01:00.000-08:002004-02-21T12:11:13.390-08:00Giggles, Part 2: Ignoramus
Oh, no! We had the giggles once again. Yesterday's first reading was from St. James. I read. Part of the reading was, "Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless?" When I got to "ignoramus" I said it like it was adoramus-very Latin. Second, I guess to call the congregation ignoramus is sort of funny. Father laughed out loud when I saidJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1077156443689896242004-02-18T18:07:00.000-08:002004-02-18T18:18:12.920-08:00Come and See
About three years ago, I attended a Come and See for the Dominicans. It was terrific.
I felt at home. The community was warm and friendly. While a college student, I had grown to love the chanted office of the Trappist monks here in town. When I visited St. Louis, it was so refreshing and affirming to learn the Dominicans followed this monastic observance. But, there was so Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1077073065415641172004-02-17T18:57:00.000-08:002004-02-17T19:15:21.140-08:00The Passion
About a week until the opening of the Passion. I can't recall being this excited for a movie's opening. My hope and prayer is that this movie will be used by God to bring so many souls to Him. Christ went through the greatest agony, and Mel Gibson has tried to portray this sorrowful passion. My friend saw the movie at the FOCUS convention. He said he'll never look at Christ's Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076979389499688252004-02-16T16:56:00.000-08:002004-02-16T17:41:33.513-08:00Regimented Hand Holding during Our Father
After reading some lively discussions on Andy's site, as well as Julie's, I wanted to make an observation or two.
It is interesting to note that there is truly a formula to the Our Father hand holding. It goes something like this: while the priest introduces the prayer, the congregation places their hands out to their neighbors, many go as far as to Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076787327681458132004-02-14T11:35:00.000-08:002004-02-15T00:00:48.763-08:00Happy St. Valentine's Day!
Just in time for the special day, it's
Patrick Madrid's Top 10 Catholic Pick-Up lines
My favorite from his list: You've got stunning scapular-brown eyes.
Hopefully you can enjoy a laugh this day, too. Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076783821387473832004-02-14T10:37:00.000-08:002004-02-14T10:44:53.106-08:002 articles of interest
The Call of St. Dominic by novice Br. Athanasius
When God Calls, interview with Mother Assumpta Long of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the EucharistJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076477399780677642004-02-10T22:00:00.000-08:002004-02-10T22:08:52.373-08:00The Giggles
It's that hysterical moment in prayer when the pray-ers cannot control themselves anymore. Laughter flows from the mouths of the humble servants and each laugh adds more fuel to the fire. You try stopping, you try to get serious again, but no! The giggles is just too much for you to handle.
On Monday night, we had a case of the giggles. I was leading our Rosary group. I was Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076422116726127262004-02-10T06:08:00.000-08:002004-02-10T09:13:21.750-08:00New visitors, welcome.
or: What in the world is Discernment Group Blog?
We've been getting a lot of hits the last few days. So, a welcome is in order. Most of the new hits are coming from the DomLife website. Thanks to Br. Don Kania, OP for giving us the publicity. Julie's site, and Andy's site are also linked on DomLife.
So, why discernment group, you ask? This site was founded to Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076281780469905452004-02-08T15:40:00.000-08:002004-02-08T16:25:10.093-08:00A New Weblog
I've posted a few more blogs to the right.
One I'd like to especially note is Andy, the Dominican Novice
I found the link from Disputations, and from our funniest priest, Fr. Bryce.
I'm so happy to see this novice posting online. I'll be in his shoes in a few months, and I think reading his reflections will give us all a sense of what the novitiate is day by day. It's an inside Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076282567673587152004-02-08T15:22:00.000-08:002004-02-09T10:00:09.403-08:00Consecrated Life Day
Let us pray for all of those who have devoted their lives to God through the consecrated life. Check out the Bishops' site here. Let us pray that they may always stay committed to God and His Church through their lives. What a great gift it is to be called to this vocation. Let us pray that by their example, many more will respond generously to the call.
Thanks be to Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076282305608313292004-02-08T15:18:00.000-08:002004-02-10T09:07:23.216-08:00Back from Retreat
I'm back from the retreat I was on team for. It was so nice. It was very contemplative. I had much needed time to pray and be still. Actually, probably the most time in a long time. Most school retreats are jam packed with activity, this was different. We had so much time in quiet. We did have adoration, confession, Mass, rosary, some of the Office, journaling, they evenJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1076106268892781382004-02-06T14:24:00.000-08:002004-02-06T14:27:39.483-08:00On retreat again...
This weekend I'm on the team for the journey retreat, which is a more contemplative retreat. Lots of quiet time. It should be nice. I'll have some time to reflect and pray and read. I can't wait. On Sunday, I'll be giving a few notes on Lectio Divina, and then leading the group in a group form of the prayer. Peace!Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1075923100072917132004-02-04T11:31:00.000-08:002004-02-09T10:02:49.000-08:00JP2
My school is trying to start a floor for those clean cut kids that like to stay away from drugs and drinking. A place for those students interested in the whole of Catholic social teaching.
The group was trying to come up with some names for the floor. I happened to be in Campus Ministry at the time, so I gave my opinion. We came up with (Blessed) Mother Teresa, and the women said, "WellJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1075878608653010682004-02-03T23:10:00.000-08:002004-02-09T10:05:09.200-08:00An Army of Martyrs
"Stay sober and alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, solid in your faith" (1 Peter 5:8-9a).
Every Tuesday night, we read this in the Liturgy of the Hours. What a magnificent teaching from our first Pope. God has helped me so many times through this reading.
Tonight, my friends and I had a very lively Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1075531030956457282004-01-30T22:37:00.000-08:002004-01-30T22:42:52.123-08:00I'm off for retreat
I'm on the team of retreat for high school students called Teens Encounter Christ (TEC). You may have heard of this program. I've never been on one myself, so this should be interesting. I'm giving the talk "Church-People of God." Pretty much, I'll be using Paul's analogy of the body (I Cor 12: 12-31) to talk about some important issues. I talk about how the Church is a Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1075332218363948142004-01-28T15:23:00.000-08:002004-01-28T15:55:54.356-08:00
First, I'd like to give my thanks to all of you for visiting the site. Thanks for your comments, and for your prayers during the application stage. It was very much appreciated.
St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor. I believe we should make a movie about his life. Think about how exciting it could be. A young man-very wealthy. His family wants him to be the Abbot of Monte Cassino.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1075165271866906542004-01-26T17:01:00.000-08:002004-01-26T21:19:02.326-08:00Thanks be to God, I'm accepted
Well, I am so joyful to report that the application process is now over with results that make me very happy. What a relief! Wow! How exciting this is. The several interviews were tough, but I think went fine.
Saturday afternoon, I was praying in the chapel. The vocations director came into the chapel, I had just finished the Rosary. Fr. says that the Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1074752789780278022004-01-21T22:26:00.000-08:002004-01-21T22:58:49.950-08:00Wow! It's almost here. How about some prayers?
"What do you seek?" That is the question the provincial asks at profession.
The answer: "God's mercy and yours."
I think it is appropriate to think of where this whole application process can lead. This weekend is the last stage of the application process for the Order. I will be interviewed by the novice master, as well as a couple sets of Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1074443389633724872004-01-18T08:29:00.000-08:002004-01-22T19:15:25.793-08:00My interview with Dennis Kucinich
I work a few hours as a television reporter each week. My school is in Iowa, the state that the rest of the country will be watching tomorrow evening. We've had most of the Democratic candidates in town this week. Yesterday I interviewed Kucinich. I can say one nice thing about him: he was extremely nice. He gave all the reporters the time of day, unlike Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1074269145770319352004-01-16T08:05:00.000-08:002004-01-22T19:18:35.450-08:00Why OP?
The interest started because I had attended a Dominican high school. I was attracted to the devotion and lives of the sisters. As I learned about Dominican spirituality, I found the 4 pillars of study, ministry, community, and prayer to be the pillars that keep the spiritual house in order; I found peace in this structure of balance. It made sense to me and fit me well. For me, all 4 Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1074031793191453942004-01-13T14:09:00.000-08:002004-01-13T14:11:43.780-08:00Since this is Vocations Awareness Week, please join me in a prayer for vocations:
Holy Spirit....
It is You who open the heart and the mind to the Divine call;
it is You who make effective every impetus toward good,
toward truth, toward charity...
Open the heart and minds of your people,
so that a new flowering of vocations may show forth
the fidelity of your love,
and all may know Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1074009509665913972004-01-13T07:58:00.000-08:002004-01-13T08:01:30.950-08:00Please Pray for Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Fr. Benedict is in critical condition after being hit by a car. Please pray for him and all who love and know him. This is very sad news. He has done terrific work. I just got done reading a book by him. May the Lord bless him.
Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1073965818127648252004-01-12T19:50:00.000-08:002004-01-22T19:20:32.106-08:00A few updates on my journey
I met with the psychologist for our feedback session. It was not very long. Frankly, I wish it would have been a little longer. She told me that I am normal! She also gave some suggestions for improvement. I agree with her on the places that I need to develop. Those who know me well say she painted my picture clearly. I think she did a fine job. But, I do not Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1073453390032532952004-01-06T21:29:00.000-08:002004-01-07T08:41:40.930-08:00Awesome Discernment/Discipleship/Concert Opportunity-Chicago/Rockford
Check out this press release, pretty cool. I wish I could attend. My friend from that area sent it to me, and she'll be attending..She's only one person out of hundreds! Pray for this event.
The weekend of January 9-11, 2004 is a ‘must see’ weekend for over 750 High School and College students. St. Patrick Youth Ministry Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1073369327367997162004-01-05T22:08:00.000-08:002004-01-05T22:12:26.753-08:00Application Exams, continued...
Today I have to go in for my dental exam and my full physical exam. It is sort of surprising how many questions I already had to answer about my health history for the application. I pray and hope the exams go smoothly. I always get a bit nervous, especially having a physical. And this will be a physical like none I have ever had.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1073368712382033432004-01-05T21:58:00.000-08:002004-01-05T22:04:11.430-08:00You know you are a catholic nerd when....
[Believe it or not, yesterday these were left in my comment box for a post I made in November. I thought I'd post them. Thanks to my friend Angela and her friend for making this list. And remember, the real Catholic Nerds page can be found here.]
...you ask someone how many brothers and sisters they have, and they respond "one," you can't help but Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1073031881195041652004-01-02T00:24:00.000-08:002004-01-02T09:33:23.513-08:00Add this to your New Year's Resolutions...more use of Gregorian Chant
Check out this article from Crisis. Restore the Sacred this year.
"You can find recordings of Gregorian chant in every CD store. You can hear it at the concert hall, between settings of great polyphonic motets of the high Renaissance. You can hear it also in movies, radio, and television. But one place you are not likely to Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1072757897772370312003-12-29T20:18:00.000-08:002003-12-29T21:14:29.553-08:00Nuns having fun
Check out this video about the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia (Nashville Dominicans).
A week ago or so, there was some talk on this blog about nuns playing ball in habit. Well, if you check out this short video, you'll see some examples.
Isn't it so inspiring to see the many groups growing with vocations?! I remember meeting many of the young sisters at WYD. The sisters Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1072675729586877612003-12-28T21:28:00.000-08:002003-12-28T21:42:07.436-08:00Dominican Student Journal
The Dominican student brothers of the Western province have just put out their very first online journal, O Lumen. Check it out here. There are some fine naratives, essays on the new evanglization, a humor section that made me laugh out loud, poetry, and other essays. The brothers are doing good work, that is for sure. Check it out.
I've also added many more blogsJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1072673883027419612003-12-28T20:58:00.000-08:002003-12-28T21:10:11.913-08:00Spirituality Type Quiz
Vision has a online quiz that measures your spirituality type. I just took the quiz. It says that I am of the "Path of Devotion/Augustinian" prayer type. A majority of saints are of this spiritual type. This group sees the scripture as a personal letter from God and tries to have a personal relationship with God. They understand symbols in the liturgy. "This path Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1072468292861661762003-12-26T11:51:00.000-08:002003-12-26T19:38:48.726-08:00Autobiography Time
I need to get cracking on my autobiography. It is part of the application process that allows me to give the admissions board a little background on my life. The topics I need to cover are: my life story, a few successes and few failures of my life, important people in my life, as well as my awareness of sexuality, my ability to love, and my conception of my self-worth.
AllJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1072378118584402272003-12-25T10:48:00.000-08:002003-12-25T11:01:46.900-08:00Merry Christmas!
And the angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1072202607833812982003-12-23T10:03:00.000-08:002003-12-23T10:03:43.750-08:00A question
We know there are all kinds of resources for those in discernment. What about resources for parents?
My parents have been asking me all kinds of questions lately. This interrogation is good because it helps me reinforce with myself the reasons I am going forward with applying to religious life. They just want to make sure that I have thought through things. They also want to Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1072195256541647902003-12-23T08:00:00.000-08:002003-12-23T08:01:12.470-08:00Vision Magazine
When I was in high school, I wanted to learn more about religious life and priesthood. The problem was that I couldn't talk to anyone about it. I just didn't feel comfortable talking to ANYONE about it. One day I was at a church that had a magazine rack. In the rack, I found a copy of Vision. For those who don't know, Vision is a magazine all about vocations! What a joy it wasJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990100.post-1072111283169216962003-12-22T08:41:00.000-08:002003-12-23T08:10:31.556-08:00How do people get in touch with vocations offices?
There are five common ways people get in touch with the vocations office. Check the story here on DomLife.
Nothing too surprising. The number one way the millenial generation (born after 1981) gets in contact is via the internet. I agree that the internet has been a tremendous help in the discernment process. I knew the order in high school,Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966696582297222009noreply@blogger.com