Catherine's Cafe Vocation Blog

One of the Dominican charisms is preaching the Word, but since I moved to Madison, I have not had many opportunities to preach.  So, when I was asked to be one of the preachers and leaders of Eucharistic Word services at an assisted living facility where many of our sisters are in residence I said yes. Though I appreciate the chance I have now to preach it doesn't mean this is an easy thing for me to do.  I spend time in prayer with the readings; I check the internet for the reflections of others; I sometimes agonize over what I will say.  However, as soon as I allow the Holy Spirit to guide me and trust that the Holy Spirit knows what the sisters need to hear, the words start to flow. Sometimes I'm surprised at what I am writing but I know I can trust the Spirit.  With the guidance of the Spirit, I will continue to say yes to preaching, difficult as it can be at times.   How have you known the guidance of the Holy Spirit in your life?    Marie Lu...

Birthdays and the end of the year for me is always a time of review and reflection of the year past and looking forward to new things in the year to come.   The year 2019 have been an exceptionally great year for me, in that my ministry challenges me to become a better version of myself.  I am in a ministry that I am passionate about, because hopefully I am making a difference in our archdiocese.  My ministry challenges me frequently to bring forth gifts I didn’t even know that I possessed.  I think it is truly ironic that a ministry, that at first, I didn’t want, I am now passionate about and I am told I am very good at it.  I tend to believe it when one of the persons is the archbishop among others who tell me this.  God really works in mysterious ways. Relationships are truly vital to me and to who I am as a person.  I lost one of my dearest friend and sister this year, she saw the good in me, she saw my gif...