Summer Days
This summer I have had the privilege of being part of a
Vocation Panel for junior high and high school campers at our diocesan Catholic
Camp. Panelists have shared their life
journey with these young people and “tried to” answer their questions. This has been an amazing experience as I have
discovered that most young Catholic people have never even met a Sister, let
alone have any regular contact with a woman religious.
My other significant summer experience has been meeting
with a young woman, Chelsea, who has
been discerning a vocation to the Ursuline Sisters. Sharing her spiritual journey has been a real
blessing for me.
Both of these experiences have caused me to think about
the value of religious life. Chelsea’s
journey of faith is filled with hope and a great desire to be “sister” to those
who serve others through the vocation of religious life. The campers’ curiosity about religious life
and their real desire to consider it as a life option confirmed my belief that
God continues to call women and men to join with sisters and brothers in a
lifestyle characterized by common and personal prayer, ministry, community and
witness to the presence of God’s reign here and now.
How is God calling you to witness to God’s reign present
here and now?
Georgia Acker, OP
Bowling Green, KY
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