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Click here for the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (M.I.C.M.) vocations pages. There are four states in life through which the faithful may sanctify themselves: the priesthood, the religious life, Holy Matrimony, and the chaste single state. The priesthood is a sacred office in the church, which one is only surely given through the “canonical call” of the bishop at ordination. A religious vocation is a life consecrated by vow to the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. If not called to the religious life or priesthood, a man or woman has to make one of two choices: the married state, or the chaste single state. Whatever state one chooses, he must pursue it as a stable form of life through which he can sanctify himself. Of course, before one chooses a state in life, one should seek the counsel of a trusted spiritual director, reflect carefully and prayerfully on this most important of all decisions, and patiently await the answer that God will eventually plant it in the heart. Many times reading about the saints, or other devout Catholics who made their mark in the history of the Church, can be of great help in discerning a vocation. The articles in this section provide the kind of information that younger readers will find very helpful in choosing the right state of life and older readers will find beneficial in fulfilling the state in life to which they are already committed. Immediately below are some of the featured entries in this category. Further down, all the entries in this category may be found. On vocations and states in life, by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. The Big Decision: Your Options, God’s Plan The Better Part: The Religious or Priestly Vocation The Great Sacrament: Holy Matrimony Holy Matrimony: Choosing a Partner Courtship: The Chaste Preparation for Holy Matrimony Till Death Do Us Part Additional articles by various authors: Are You Called? — by Fr. William ‘Willie’ Doyle S.J., M.C. A Word To Parents — by Fr. William ‘Willie’ Doyle S.J., M.C. A Vocation (to the Religious State) — By Father Louis Colin, C.Ss.R. 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href="https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Benedict-Center-89406028645/"></a></li> <li><a class="soc-twitter" href="https://twitter.com/sbc_catholic"></a></li> <li><a class="soc-youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/mancipia"></a></li> <li><a class="soc-flickr soc-icon-last" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100722939@N06"></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="container content_container"> <div class="row" > <div class="col s12 m9 l8"> <section id="primary"> <div id="content" role="main"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="category-title page-title">Category: <span>Vocations and States in Life</span></h1> <div class="category-archive-meta"><p>This is a category archives page for website postings. Click here for the <a href="https://catholicism.org/aboutushtm">Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (M.I.C.M.)</a> vocations pages.</p> <p>There are four states in life through which the faithful may sanctify themselves: the priesthood, the religious life, Holy Matrimony, and the chaste single state. The priesthood is a sacred office in the church, which one is only surely given through the “canonical call” of the bishop at ordination. A religious vocation is a life consecrated by vow to the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. If not called to the religious life or priesthood, a man or woman has to make one of two choices: the married state, or the chaste single state. Whatever state one chooses, he must pursue it as a stable form of life through which he can sanctify himself. Of course, before one chooses a state in life, one should seek the counsel of a trusted spiritual director, reflect carefully and prayerfully on this most important of all decisions, and patiently await the answer that God will eventually plant it in the heart.</p> <p>Many times reading about the saints, or other devout Catholics who made their mark in the history of the Church, can be of great help in discerning a vocation. The articles in this section provide the kind of information that younger readers will find very helpful in choosing the right state of life and older readers will find beneficial in fulfilling the state in life to which they are already committed.</p> <p>Immediately below are some of the featured entries in this category. Further down, all the entries in this category may be found.</p> <h3>On vocations and states in life, by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.</h3> <ul> <li><a title="Permalink to The Big Decision: Your Options, God’s Plan" href="https://catholicism.org/the-big-decision-your-options-gods-plan.html" rel="bookmark">The Big Decision: Your Options, God’s Plan</a></li> <li class="entry-title category-entry-title"><a title="Permalink to The Better Part: The Religious or Priestly Vocation" href="https://catholicism.org/the-better-part-the-religious-or-priestly-vocation.html" rel="bookmark">The Better Part: The Religious or Priestly Vocation</a></li> <li><a title="Permalink to The Great Sacrament: Holy Matrimony" href="https://catholicism.org/the-great-sacrament-holy-matrimony.html" rel="bookmark">The Great Sacrament: Holy Matrimony</a></li> <li><a title="Permalink to Holy Matrimony: Choosing a Partner" href="https://catholicism.org/holy-matrimony-choosing-a-partner.html" rel="bookmark">Holy Matrimony: Choosing a Partner</a></li> <li><a title="Permalink to Courtship: The Chaste Preparation for Holy Matrimony" href="https://catholicism.org/courtship-the-chaste-preparation-for-holy-matrimony.html" rel="bookmark">Courtship: The Chaste Preparation for Holy Matrimony</a></li> <li><a title="Permalink to Till Death Do Us Part" href="https://catholicism.org/till-death-do-us-part.html" rel="bookmark">Till Death Do Us Part</a></li> </ul> <h3>Additional articles by various authors:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://catholicism.org/are-you-called.html" rel="noopener">Are You Called?</a> — by Fr. William ‘Willie’ Doyle S.J., M.C.</li> <li><a href="https://catholicism.org/a-word-to-parents.html">A Word To Parents</a> — by Fr. William ‘Willie’ Doyle S.J., M.C.</li> <li><a href="https://catholicism.org/a-vocation.html">A Vocation (to the Religious State)</a> — By Father Louis Colin, C.Ss.R.</li> <li><a href="https://catholicism.org/you-have-taken-refuge-in-god-%e2%80%94-an-address-given-at-the-brothers-profession.html">You Have Taken Refuge in God — An Address Given at the Brothers’ Profession</a> — by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.</li> <li><a href="https://catholicism.org/just-a-brother.html">‘Just a Brother’</a>— by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.</li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="clear"></div> <article id="post-77742" class="post-77742 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-current-issues-in-the-church category-news category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2024/09/Arlington_Carmel_Carmelite_Nuns-275x235.png" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/carmelite-nuns-in-arlington-texas-now-associated-with-the-sspx.html" title="Permalink to Carmelite Nuns in Arlington, Texas, Now Associated with the SSPX" rel="bookmark">Carmelite Nuns in Arlington, Texas, Now Associated with the SSPX</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-09-17T12:20:32-04:00">Sep 17, 2024</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/torquemada" title="View all posts by The Philosopher" rel="author">The Philosopher</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/carmelite-nuns-in-arlington-texas-now-associated-with-the-sspx.html#comments"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="77742 https://catholicism.org/?p=77742">2</span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>The following news story, from Life Site, represents the closing of one chapter and the beginning of the next for the apparently no-longer-embattled community of Carmelite Nuns in Arlington, Texas. Below the opening of the Life Site piece are further … <a href="https://catholicism.org/carmelite-nuns-in-arlington-texas-now-associated-with-the-sspx.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-75653" class="post-75653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ad-rem-a-weekly-email-message-from-the-prior category-saint-benedict-center-in-richmond-new-hampshire category-special-events category-the-slaves-of-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2024/04/Sister_Maria_Junipera_Fiinal_Profession-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-459.html" title="Permalink to The Joy, Sorrow, and Glory of a Religious Profession" rel="bookmark">The Joy, Sorrow, and Glory of a Religious Profession</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-04-09T15:30:33-04:00">Apr 9, 2024</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-459.html#comments"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="75653 https://catholicism.org/?p=75653">4</span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>Address given on April 8, 2024, the (transferred) Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Perpetual Profession of Sister Maria Junipera. TODAY is a sublimely joyful day embellished with ringing promises of glory and just a … <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-459.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-72620" class="post-72620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-catholic-living category-literature-and-poetry category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2023/03/teacher-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/a-mirror-of-creation-reflection-on-the-work-of-a-catholic-teacher.html" title="Permalink to A Mirror of Creation — Reflection on the Work of a Catholic Teacher" rel="bookmark">A Mirror of Creation — Reflection on the Work of a Catholic Teacher</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2023-03-10T18:55:48-05:00">Mar 10, 2023</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/luisromero" title="View all posts by Luis Romero" rel="author">Luis Romero</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/a-mirror-of-creation-reflection-on-the-work-of-a-catholic-teacher.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="72620 https://catholicism.org/?p=72620"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>All men, at some point in their lives, become teachers in some capacity or another. As a result, being a professional teacher can swiftly lose its meaning to the likes of students, as well as even parents and other administrators. … <a href="https://catholicism.org/a-mirror-of-creation-reflection-on-the-work-of-a-catholic-teacher.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-72122" class="post-72122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-catholic-living category-columns category-spiritual-life category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2022/12/Ram_Sacrifice_1024x538-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/a-short-meditation-on-the-religious-as-a-living-sacrifice.html" title="Permalink to A Short Meditation on the Religious as a ‘Living Sacrifice’" rel="bookmark">A Short Meditation on the Religious as a ‘Living Sacrifice’</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2022-12-12T15:32:09-05:00">Dec 12, 2022</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/a-short-meditation-on-the-religious-as-a-living-sacrifice.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="72122 https://catholicism.org/?p=72122"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>“I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.” (Rom. 12:1) In this passage, Saint Paul employs specifically liturgical language. For “sacrifice,” the Latin … <a href="https://catholicism.org/a-short-meditation-on-the-religious-as-a-living-sacrifice.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-70144" class="post-70144 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-saint-benedict-center-in-richmond-new-hampshire category-the-slaves-of-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2015/12/Reconquest_Sister_Maria_Philomena_Guest.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/mike-church-interviews-sister-maria-philomena-on-our-difficult-vocation.html" title="Permalink to Mike Church Interviews Sister Maria Philomena on our ‘Difficult’ Vocation" rel="bookmark">Mike Church Interviews Sister Maria Philomena on our ‘Difficult’ Vocation</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2022-02-09T14:51:35-05:00">Feb 9, 2022</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/mike-church-interviews-sister-maria-philomena-on-our-difficult-vocation.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="70144 https://catholicism.org/?p=70144"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>On Tuesday, February 8, Sister Maria Philomena was a guest on the Mike Church Show. Mike has posted the segment for free on his website. It is embedded below for your edification and listening pleasure.  </p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-69709" class="post-69709 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ad-rem-a-weekly-email-message-from-the-prior category-saint-benedict-center-in-richmond-new-hampshire category-the-slaves-of-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2021/11/DSC_7025-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-405.html" title="Permalink to Religious Sisters, an Appreciation and an Appeal" rel="bookmark">Religious Sisters, an Appreciation and an Appeal</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-11-24T13:33:59-05:00">Nov 24, 2021</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-405.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="69709 https://catholicism.org/?p=69709"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>Pax Christi. In this Ad Rem, I offer a brief reflection on religious life and especially on female religious; I give a long overdue public appreciation of our own Sisters here at Saint Benedict Center; and, finally, I make an … <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-405.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-69181" class="post-69181 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-culture-wars category-current-issues-in-the-church category-morals category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2021/09/Screenshot_Corbett_Report_Baby_Hand_Go_Forth_and_Multiply-275x235.png" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/james-corbett-on-the-anti-human-death-cult.html" title="Permalink to James Corbett on the ‘Anti-Human Death Cult’" rel="bookmark">James Corbett on the ‘Anti-Human Death Cult’</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-09-01T12:55:51-04:00">Sep 1, 2021</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/james-corbett-on-the-anti-human-death-cult.html#comments"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="69181 https://catholicism.org/?p=69181">2</span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>An extremely insightful presentation on the overpopulation propaganda and how it ties into the Covid-19 phenomenon — and what to do about it. Mr. Corbett is a radical libertarian; some sites call him an “anarcho-voluntaryist libertarian.” I have heard him … <a href="https://catholicism.org/james-corbett-on-the-anti-human-death-cult.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-68810" class="post-68810 post type-post status-publish format-standard post-password-required hentry category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/02/random_09-275x235.jpg" alt="" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ora-et-labora-this-summer-to-discern.html" title="Permalink to Protected: Ora Et Labora This Summer to Discern!" rel="bookmark">Protected: Ora Et Labora This Summer to Discern!</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-06-15T15:29:06-04:00">Jun 15, 2021</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> Enter your password to view comments. </span> </div> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-63677" class="post-63677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-catholic-living category-current-issues-in-the-church category-theology category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2019/05/Those-who-pray-those-who-work-those-who-fight-275x235.jpeg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/chivalrous-vocations.html" title="Permalink to ‘Chivalrous Vocations’" rel="bookmark">‘Chivalrous Vocations’</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2019-05-28T13:39:29-04:00">May 28, 2019</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/chivalrous-vocations.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="63677 https://catholicism.org/?p=63677"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>This is the text of a talk that I gave at the May 18 conference, “Raising Chivalrous Young Men in an Increasingly Decadent Society,” in Woodbridge, New Jersey. I parted a little from the text, making several asides and also … <a href="https://catholicism.org/chivalrous-vocations.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-59515" class="post-59515 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-catholic-living category-columns category-marriage-and-family category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2018/01/Trational_Latin_Nuptial_Mass_Wedding_Marriage-275x235.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/is-marriage-a-vocation.html" title="Permalink to Is Marriage a Vocation?" rel="bookmark">Is Marriage a Vocation?</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-01-16T15:27:28-05:00">Jan 16, 2018</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/is-marriage-a-vocation.html#comments"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="59515 https://catholicism.org/?p=59515">7</span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>When we Catholics speak of the different options that are open before us in how to live our lives — priesthood, religious life, married life, single in the world — we commonly, at least nowadays, speak of these as “vocations.” … <a href="https://catholicism.org/is-marriage-a-vocation.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-53522" class="post-53522 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-columns category-the-slaves-of-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/02/random_02-275x235.jpg" alt="" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/called-to-be-a-brother.html" title="Permalink to Called to Be a Brother?" rel="bookmark">Called to Be a Brother?</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2016-10-11T12:55:33-04:00">Oct 11, 2016</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/called-to-be-a-brother.html#comments"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="53522 https://catholicism.org/?p=53522">1</span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>The vocation to the consecrated life as a religious brother is a great gift of God. Brothers live the vows of evangelical perfection. We also live the common life of liturgical prayer, mental prayer, study, work, and apostolic action in … <a href="https://catholicism.org/called-to-be-a-brother.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-46705" class="post-46705 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ad-rem-a-weekly-email-message-from-the-prior category-catholic-living category-spiritual-life category-vocations-and-states-in-life tag-crisis-in-manhood"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2015/06/men_Ad-Rem-Ad.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-249.html" title="Permalink to To the Men" rel="bookmark">To the Men</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2015-06-11T13:05:54-04:00">Jun 11, 2015</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-249.html#comments"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="46705 https://catholicism.org/?p=46705">5</span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>On Saturday, April 25, I was one of three speakers at the Napa Valley Catholic Men’s Conference. My two talks were entitled “Religious Liberty vs. Religious Right” and “Montfortian Masculinity” (those links will take you to our store site, where … <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-249.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-46120" class="post-46120 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-columns category-immaculate-heart-of-mary-school category-the-slaves-of-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/02/random_04-275x235.jpg" alt="" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/are-you-called-to-be-a-teaching-brother.html" title="Permalink to Are You Called to Be a Teaching Brother?" rel="bookmark">Are You Called to Be a Teaching Brother?</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2015-04-16T11:49:44-04:00">Apr 16, 2015</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/slavesoftheimmaculateheartofmary" title="View all posts by The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary" rel="author">The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/are-you-called-to-be-a-teaching-brother.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="46120 https://catholicism.org/?p=46120"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>Do you have a vocation to teach? Do you have a vocation to be a religious Brother? Not sure, but wish to discern? Then consider becoming an intern working in our school while exploring the life of a Brother in the Slaves of the … <a href="https://catholicism.org/are-you-called-to-be-a-teaching-brother.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-45392" class="post-45392 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-columns category-current-issues-in-the-church category-mass-and-the-liturgy category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/02/random_03-275x235.jpg" alt="" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/cardinal-burke-is-right-about-altar-girls.html" title="Permalink to Cardinal Burke is Right about Altar Girls" rel="bookmark">Cardinal Burke is Right about Altar Girls</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2015-02-03T12:31:32-05:00">Feb 3, 2015</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/cardinal-burke-is-right-about-altar-girls.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="45392 https://catholicism.org/?p=45392"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>The New Emangelization blog recently defended the words of Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke on the detrimental effects of “altar girls” on priestly vocations. His Eminence’s words came in a much discussed interview published on that same blog. To defend the Cardinal, … <a href="https://catholicism.org/cardinal-burke-is-right-about-altar-girls.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </article> <article id="post-40942" class="post-40942 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ad-rem-a-weekly-email-message-from-the-prior category-catholic-living category-history category-politics-and-society category-spiritual-life category-vocations-and-states-in-life"> <header class="category-entry-header"> <img class="category-post-thumbnail" src="https://catholicism.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/12/Ad-rem-chistendom_Editors-choice.jpg" /> <h2 class="entry-title category-entry-title"> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-221.html" title="Permalink to The Vows and Oaths of Christendom" rel="bookmark">The Vows and Oaths of Christendom</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta category-entry-meta"> <div class="dateauthor"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2013-12-12T09:58:16-05:00">Dec 12, 2013</time><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> </span> <span class="author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="url fn n" href="https://catholicism.org/author/bam" title="View all posts by Brother André Marie" rel="author">Brother André Marie</a></span></span> <span class="author"> <i class="fa fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-221.html#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="40942 https://catholicism.org/?p=40942"><span class="leave-reply">Reply</span></span></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="comments-link"></div> </header> <div class="entry-content category-entry-summary"> <p>In a conversation with some of our conference speakers, who are also all contributors to this web site, the question “What is Christendom?” was presented for our consideration. 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