Catherine's Cafe Vocation Blog

Have you ever after facing a challenging situation in your life in retrospect realized that it had helped you to grow and shaped you into a better person?  It assisted you on the journey of finding the true you? We the Sinsinawa Dominicans believe at the heart of ministry is relationship.  This became a reality for me while being the parish administrator at New Grant R.C. parish.  It was through the challenges of that ministry for four and a half years that assisted in shaping me into who I have become today.   It was through my daily interaction with all types of people, people I was expected to love and through various life situations that required me to lead by example.  I literally had to practice what I had preached on weekends and it was far from easy!Without those experiences my faith and ability to love and forgive would not have been tested.  My prayer life would not have been tested and strengthen.  My relationship with Jesus Christ would not have deepened. I

Not gifted with a good sense of direction I sure do appreciate signs when I am driving!  Otherwise, I can easily lose my way.  Sometimes I am so deep in my own thoughts that I miss the sign and have to turn back.  Still other times the sign is hidden or obscure.  Many times I either have to swallow my pride and stop to ask for directions or am grateful to have a companion traveller who can guide me along the way.   It's no different for me in religious life or any other pathway along life's journey.  The signs are not always obvious.  Prayer time is very distracted.  My thoughts are very scattered.  Busyness obscures the signs.  I feel lost.  "Lord what are you asking of me now, in community life? In ministry? In my relationships?"  At times like these, I turn to my companion traveller, someone who can help me to read the signs and discern a path through the maze.  Inevitably I am able to find my way again.  And the journey continues.    What do you do when a