1. Be open to where God is
leading you
2. Set aside your fears
3. Plan ahead for follow-up
prayer-time and possibly visits
to other communities as well
as talks with a spiritual director
and/or a vocation minister
4. Realize that discernment
is a process and you won’t
necessarily leave with “the
answer”
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brating her golden jubilee in August
2012. In elementary education for
most of her career, she has been the
vocation director for her community, coordinating the discernment
retreats, for the past nine years.
“We have a collaborative family
of Precious Blood Missionaries and
Sisters,” she says. “The collaborative
retreats are so successful because we
both have the same charism and we
express how we live it out as men
and women.
“One of the highlights for the
women on Saturday is the Emmaus
Walk,” Sister Hoying says. “The
retreatants pair with sisters to each
share their journey and to build a
relationship. Your life is a journey
forever and the question to ask is,
‘What is God calling you to?’ ”
into a community. It can have value
for reflecting on your life’s direc-
tion and calling. “It’s nice to know
that you’re not the only one in your
age group feeling
called,” Broerman
says. “It’s different
than when you’re
out with your
peers in the secular
world. People think
you’re crazy when
you say you’re
called, but at the
retreats you can appreciate your
own spirituality. . . . It’s uplifting
to share the same focus and under-
stand the difficulties with it—the
same struggles.”
Sister Carolyn Hoying, C.PP.S.
knew in high school that she was
called to be a sister and will be cele-
“Does this feel like home?”
Acknowledging the many options out
there for young people,
Sister Bouton says:
“Get information, but
don’t drown yourself in
92 communities. There
are wonderful com-
munities in your own
backyard. There’s a real
hunger for relationship
with God with commu-
nity support that shares your values
and ideals. Find someone who can
help you sift through to know the
best choice for you and the world.
Listen to your heart. Does this feel
like home—a place where you could
be your best self—maybe even bigger
than you imagine?” ;
People think
you’re crazy when
you say you’re called,
but at the retreats
you can appreciate
your own spirituality.”
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