Catherine's Cafe Vocation Blog

When I was young, my family would watch Wonderful World of Disney on Saturday or Sunday nights.  At least once a year, we would see Peter Pan – the real one, with either Mary Martin or Sandy Duncan playing Peter.  I was enthralled.  It was real, I knew it was real and when it ended, I knew I could fly!  No one could tell me otherwise.  So when the movie ended, my Mom moved away any breakables and shoved the coffee table out of the way … because Kath was ready for takeoff!  I would stand on the couch, flapping my arms as fast and as hard as I could.  At just the perfect moment I would jump up and off the couch, arms still flapping … and I would land on the floor.  But not before hanging in mid-air for a second, maybe two.  I would try again, flapping my arms harder and jumping higher until the perfect moment when I would jump up and off the couch, arms still flapping … and land on the floor.  But not before a second, maybe tw...

Did you see Mary McNulty's qualities of religious women list --August 23rd blog? The quality that struck me is "the commitment to seeking the more." B.S. (before sister) I enjoyed the adventure of life.  After a fun day I would come home, close the door, and think, "this day was so special, but I know there is more."   Then I checked out Dominican life, where I am still seeking "the more".  Each day I pray, "What do you want of me today, God?"  There is always more--something to learn, a person to listen to, a moment to especially know God's presence. Religious life gives me a framework in which to experience the more.  There is a time for solitude and a time for sharing in community.  There is the challenge to grow as an individual and the possibility to join my gifts to others. I love being at liturgy in the chapel at the Sinsinawa.  We gather--sisters and friends who are called to the work of the Gospel.  As ...