Wondering whether God is calling you to religious life?
Sometimes feeling you’re just going round and round in your head?
Wish there were other discerners to share with?
We invite you to join us for a discernment retreat that includes prayer , “hanging out with some sisters,” input to help you with your discernment and sharing with other discerners.
Click Come and See under Highlights
Why not? Are you wondering if God may be calling you to religious life? Would it be helpful to be with other women who are going through some of the same challenges as you? Could you use some tools for your discernment? Would you like to do this in a prayerful setting?
We Monroe IHM Sisters will be holding our Spring Come and See weekend May 13-15. For more information and to contact us please visit our Come and See page.
Posted in IHM, religious life, spirituality, sustainability, vocation
Tagged "green Motherhouse", call, discernment, IHM, MI, S. Mary Bea Keeley, vocation
Last week I asked Sr. Agnes Anderson (“All that Glitters,” posted 6/29/09) with whom I live what she would share with a person discerning religious life. She reflected on it and the next day as we took a walk she shared with me what had surfaced as she reflected on my question. It took her about 40 minutes to share her thoughts so I asked her if she might condense them into about 3 minutes! Amazingly she did.
Posted in IHM, religious life, spirituality, Uncategorized, vocation
Tagged discernment, IHM sisters, religious life, Sr. Agnes Anderson, vocation
Happy Vocations Awareness Week! For all of you who are discerning a religious vocation, know that you are receiving extra prayer support these days. Every day at Mass this week the lector will pray a special petition for you and each day one of the discerners I know will be mentioned by first name in the liturgy. In addition ,at Vespers in the evening the sisters will pray a vocation prayer for you. If you’d like to be prayed for by name I’ll be happy to add your name to one day’s petitions, and I’ll let you know what day you’ll be prayed for. Why not let two hundred sisters add to your prayer support?! Respond below or email me at mbkeeley@ihmsisters.org.
This week I’m going to ask a few of the “pros” here at the Motherhouse to give you suggestions for traveling on the sacred journey of discernment.
Though I posted this first video last March It bears repeating. I love Sr. Joyce’s aliveness and wisdom. Does she say anything that strikes a chord in you?
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Tagged discernment, IHM sisters, mystery, religious vocation, Sr. Joyce Durosko, surprise, Vocatio Awareness Week
Visit The Well Within – A Discernment Retreat for Women
“Let them always be mindful to desire one thing alone, namely, the Spirit of God at work within” (Saint Francis)
Are you a young woman who has felt that nudge from God to consider religious life? Join others like yourself in a sacred time of listening, conversation and prayer.
Sponsored by:
To register or to find out more, please contact:
Mrs. Yvonne Dubielak at the Office of Vocations, Diocese of Toledo
419-244-6711, ext. 323 or email
Facebook: Toledo Vocations
