Our sisters put this together for Good Shepherd Sunday, which is dedicated to prayer for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. Enjoy!
Daughters of St. Paul
What Is It REALLY Like To Be a #MediaNun ?
It has been a long time since I have been able to post regularly; I am looking forward to doing it again soon!
In the meantime, our Mission Campaign and Live Rosary Novena to Our Lady of Fatima, which is running from Oct. 5-13th, will offer many “inside glimpses” of religious life as lived by my community, the Daughters of Saint Paul. Every day, our Ask a Catholic Nun Facebook Page, and our fundraiser website www.pauline.org/TheWordHeals will have at least two new stories from our sisters about how the Word of God has changed lives, as well as sneak previews of some of our newest evangelization projects!
In addition, you can pray with us at the following times, or on your own:
If you are too busy with everything else, download our Novena Prayer, written by Sr. Julia Darrenkamp, FSP, and pray with us. (Sr. Julia is a wonderful advisor on the next great spiritual read who is also very active on Instagram as srjulia . )
Discernment Opportunities with the #MediaNuns
As we conclude the Year for Consecrated Life tomorrow (February 2, 2016), I wanted to share a few things about my community, the Daughters of Saint Paul, for those of you reading this blog and discerning religious life.
First, here’s a little video about our community and our spirit:
Secondly, our annual #Discernment Retreat during Holy Week is coming up, if you’d like learn more about our Pauline life and mission:
Third, if you are interested in learning more about the Daughters of St. Paul, you can connect with us in many ways, including our website, which has many discernment resources: www.daughtersofstpaul.org/vocations
Discernment Tips for National Vocation Awareness Week
Sr. Margaret Michael Gillis, Vocations Director for the Daughters of St. Paul, is offering a daily discernment tip on video for National Vocations Awareness Week. Her first tip is an invitation to pray for vocations, and you may want to check out the rest through the week at the Daughters of St. Paul Facebook Page. (I’ll try to post them here as I can.)
How Are You Celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life?
So much has been going on, I’m taking a quick break from my regular discernment post to share some of the good news:
We are so blessed to have been invited by Catholic TV to come in for a show about the Year of Consecrated Life, and what we’re doing to celebrate it (and our centenary year of the founding of the Daughters of Saint Paul).
http://www.catholictv.com/shows/this-is-the-day/consecrated-life-daughters-saint-paul
Sr. Marianne Lorraine Trouvé talks about the anniversary edition of arguably the most beautiful document on religious life: Vita Consecrata by St. John Paul II, and I talk about our centenary year and all the great things we’re doing for the 100th “birthday” of the Daughters of Saint Paul–100 years of media evangelization, 100 years of living and communicating Christ, our Way, Truth, and Life! Here are a few–a comprehensive list will go up on our www.pauline.org website soon!
BOSTON AREA
- World Communications Day Mass for communication arts professionals in the New England area on May 17, 2015, at our convent chapel here in Boston with CatholicTV’s own Father Robert Reed: www.pauline.org/WCDMass
- Centenary Mass of Thanksgiving on June 14, 2015, with Cardinal Séan O’Malley at St. Theresa of Avila Parish in West Roxbury, MA. (RSVPs requested at: fspcentenary@gmail.com
NEW YORK AREA
- Day of Recollection and Centenary Mass of Thanksgiving on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, June 6, at Holy Family Parish, New York, NY. (Email me if you’re interested in more information.)
ONLINE & MEDIA
- Media Apostle: The Father James Alberione Story available on DVD and streaming at www.MediaApostle.com
- Consecrated Life (Vita Consecrata) Anniversary Edition by St. John Paul II, with commentary by Marianne Lorraine Trouvé, FSP.
- Digital Magazine: 100 Years of Hope: Stories Celebrating the Centenary of the Daughters of Saint Paul (Link to arrive shortly)
- This blog: CoAuthorYourLifewithGod.com
- DiscernIt! App, an app to help young women discern their vocation which I talk about on the show
I was privileged to help in a small way with developing our Discern It! App, which we created for discerners for this Year of Consecrated Life. I’ve mentioned it here before, but on the show I have a chance to show a few screenshots and explain how helpful it can be–not just as a novena for when someone is at the beginning of their vocational discernment, but also for helping them through some of the most challenging moments of their discernment, with wise advice offered:
- from the Scripture
- from sisters’ experience of how Jesus speaks to us in prayer
- from journaling and follow-up prompts
- from your prayer and time with Jesus
- from audio clips from wise vocations director, Sr. Margaret Michael
The Discern It! App offers real accompaniment for anyone discerning their vocation, and it’s free to download and use–for iOS and Android.
Our interview ended with a request for our thoughts on the Year of Consecrated Life. Personally, I want to make this year a year of gratitude to God for the gift of my vocation as a consecrated religious. I also want to use it:
- as an opportunity to thank the sisters, brothers, and priests who so generously make a gift of themselves in religious consecration
- a time to focus my prayer for young people: that this year highlighting religious life will encourage young people to be open to God’s call to the religious life
- a way to encourage parents and others who will encourage young people to consider religious life as a real possibility for their future
Co-Author Your Life with God 