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TO BE A PROPHET TODAY IS GOING COUNTERCURRENT
The Lord is at the door and knocking; if someone hears His voice and opens the door, He will enter ... (Rev 3:20). Yes, it is true the...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20233 min read


The Evangelical Counsels Hidden in the Our Father
Freedom is the ability to live out the words of Christ in His prayer commonly known as “The Our Father.” It is in the Our Father that our...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20232 min read


Love, Romance, and Vocation
When candidates are discerning (and even beyond) there can be confusion regarding which attractions to nurture. The below is meant to...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20232 min read


Fr. Ray featured on Laboure Society Newsletter
(From Newsletter) "On Tuesday May 29th the Labouré staff was richly blessed to have Fr. Ray Smith, Vocation Director for the Claretian...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20231 min read


Lent is for Discerners
Lent 2018 – Lent is for Discerners Young men and women often ask God for a sign to tell them if they are “called” to be the religious...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20233 min read


I Feel I’m Called to Religious Life but I Can’t Leave my Parents
The hardest thing about my vocation discernment was to leave my family. As a Latino immigrant in this country, the responsibility toward...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20234 min read


Siento que Tengo Vocación Religiosa pero me Cuesta Dejar a mis Padres
Lo más duro en mi discernimiento vocacional fue haber dejado mi familia. Como Latino inmigrante en este país, y como adulto, en mi sangre...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20234 min read


Tips on how to Live a Religious Vocation
During his visit to Peru, Pope Francis reminded us about religious vocations: “Our vocations will always have that double dimension:...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20232 min read


Tips para Vivir la Vocación Religiosa
Durante su visita al Perú, el Papa Francisco nos recordó sobre la vocación religiosa:
“Nuestras vocaciones tendrán raíces en la tierra y co
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20232 min read


On my way... to something better
It is a rainy afternoon; the rain starts to fall and before long it threatens to become a downpour. One may think this is normal, since...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20233 min read


De camino…hacia algo mejor
Es una tarde lluviosa; la lluvia comienza a caer y no mucho después amenaza con convertirse en tormenta.
Uno pudiera pensar que esto es nor
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20234 min read


A Free Heart
Me, a slave? No! I live in a country that promotes freedom as one of the great rights of its citizens. Me, a slave? No! I have the...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20233 min read


Un Corazón libre
Yo, ¿una esclava? ¡No!
Vivo en un país que promueve la libertad como uno de los grandes derechos de sus ciudadanos. Yo, ¿esclava? ¡No!
Ten
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20233 min read


5 Steps to Finding your Vocation
1. Ask what makes youcome alive Does starting with yourself sound selfish to you? If so you are most likely concerned with serving the...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20235 min read


Between Dialysis and Service to the Poor
It was a rainy March Sunday morning in Atlanta, Georgia. Before 7:00 a.m., Isaac picked me up and took me to one of his favorite Sunday...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20234 min read


What is my Purpose?
There was a very popular book in recent years that caused many to ask, “What is my purpose? Many seem to believe that “purpose” is a...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20231 min read


Reflection on Isaiah 66:1-2
What kind of house can you build for me; what is to be my resting place? We read in the OT how places of encounter with God became places...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20232 min read


Calls, calls, calls...
I am pretty sure you have a cell phone. in fact, you may be reading this on your phone right now! Now, I am pretty sure you have declined...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20233 min read


What Kind of House Can You Build for Me?
What kind of house can you build for me; what is to be my resting place? We read in the OT how places of encounter with God became places...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20232 min read


Experiences of a Missionary on Foreign Mission
I have learned there are two ways to experience the world: as a tourist and as a missionary. As a tourist, one is often moved by the...
Vocation Ministry Claretian Missionaries
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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