God Calling: Vocation Vibes

As a young adult and a person of faith--however strong or weak that faith might be--do you sometimes feel confused by all of society’s pressures and expectations? Are you groping to find your way in life and to get a sense of who you were really created to be? Peter Blute, Executive Director of Young Catholic Professionals, offers insights and advice from his wealth of relevant personal and profes...

THE ROSE TELLS IT ALL! From the time when Sr. Therese Marie of the Eucharist received her First Holy Communion as a little girl to the moment she saw a Little Sister of the Poor on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) to the experience of deepening her love for Our Eucharistic Lord and also her vocational discernment while studying at Franciscan University of Steubenville, her path seemed cl...

DON’T MISS THEIR CHARMING COMMENTS, ON-TARGET INSIGHTS, AND GREAT ADVICE! Avid enthusiasts for vocations and ardent prayer supporters of all young men and women who are discerning their God-given calling, the elderly residents of the Little Sisters of the Poor are represented by Marge, Brother Jeff, and Dot, who have made their way to the studio to tell the good news about vocations as they see it...

Sarah Hart, a talented Catholic music artist who has performed across the country and has even sung for the pope at the Vatican, shares with us how her initial response to this calling was a definite and repeated “no.” Secular careers beckoned and greatly attracted her, but eventually she responded to her call to be God’s instrument through music, and she fell in love with it. Sarah tells of the j...

COMING SOON! Sarah Hart, nationally known Catholic music artist who has sung across the country and even for the pope in Rome, will join us Little Sisters of the Poor on the next episode of our "God Calling: Vocation Vibes" podcast. Watch for "God's Instrument: A Conversation with Sarah Hart", to be released on June 25th.

In this ephemeral landscape of fleeting images we all long for happiness that lasts forever. We are wired for it, always seeking for something eternal. Sr. Sophia Peters, a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist who is a marriage and family therapist and also a formator for your women entering her religious community, walks us through the generational characteristics of today’s young people (“Gen Z”)....

Discerning young women often hesitate to follow their call to the religious life because they fear that their desire for motherhood will not be fulfilled—and yet it is quite the contrary!  “And everyone who gave up homes, brothers or sisters, father, mother, children, or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times more and will inherit eternal life.” (Mt. 19:29)   Sr. Amy Kristine from...

MEET THE NEW LAY ASSOCIATES OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR who have just made their promises for the first time, and listen as they relate what drew them to the charism of this religious family--as well as the joy that they experience as they now set out upon this special “vocation within their vocation.” The Little Sisters of the Poor treasure their Jeanne Jugan Associates, men and women at le...

As we highlight Religious Brothers’ Day which is celebrated in May of each year, Brother Tom Osorio from the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God relates his experience of the vocation to religious brotherhood. In conversation with Sr. Carolyn from the Little Sisters of the Poor, Brother Tom describes the sacred space where the religious Brother and those whom he serves both enter into an encounte...

Sr. Carolyn and Sr. Veronica Susan from the Little Sisters of the Poor explore this question with Erin, Claire, and Julie--three Christ in the City missionaries who articulate some of the thoughts and concerns of today’s young adults around this issue--including societal pressures and the internal battle of wanting to love and be loved. Sr. Veronica illustrates the challenges discussed by taking u...

“IT WAS MEANINGFUL …I FELT USEFUL. MY SERVICE HAD A SPIRITUAL SENSE.” Listen as Sr. Bernadette Rose, who recently made her final vows as a Little Sister of the Poor, describes how service led her to religious Sisterhood. The witness of her parents who took in foster babies and volunteered entertaining in nursing homes, of faith-filled individuals whom she encountered in high school service setting...

HOW DID YOU HEAR THE CALL? That's the question so frequently asked of priests and consecrated persons by today’s discerners. Listen as Sr. Kathleen and Sr. Jessica Marie from the Little Sisters of the Poor share their vocation stories—each one unique but both stories leading to the joy of discovering the Lord’s awesome plan for these women's lives. The Sisters also invite you to consider l...

SPRING INTO SERVICE! Sr. Carolyn from the Little Sisters of the Poor invites Katie and Michaela, who have served as live-in volunteers sharing in the Sisters’ ministry with the elderly poor, to tell of their experiences of serving with the Sisters. Listen in and be touched by the “Jesus moments” that Katie and Michaela share. The Little Sisters’ Spring into Service program is explained and interes...

MORE REFLECTIONS FROM OUR YOUNG FRIENDS! In this encore episode, faith-filled college students at the SEEK24 Conference in St. Louis share with the Little Sisters of the Poor their thoughts on “being the light” (conference theme from Matthew 5:14) and their observations of the witness given by Sisters, Brothers, and Priests at the conference. Listen as Sr. Carolyn and Sr. Mary Alexandra discuss th...

Sr. Carolyn from the Little Sisters of the Poor and Sr. Barbara Mullen, CSJ, Hartford Archdiocesan Delegate for Religious, discuss the many-splendored gift of consecrated life for the Church and for the world. Not only does the consecrated religious life reflect a rich diversity within itself, but the various other forms of consecrated life, offering different pathways to holiness, can be for the...

The Little Sisters of the Poor attending the SEEK24 Conference—the theme of which was “Be the Light” (Mt. 5:14)—chat with young adults they encountered at the St. Louis event. College students share their reactions to seeing all the vibrant priests and religious present, identify the special gifts that God has also given them to shine forth among his people, and express how the witness of consecra...

Sister Carolyn from the Little Sisters of the Poor and Fr. Anthony Federico, Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Hartford, discuss “the bold ask” in vocations prayer and ministry, as well as the many reasons for a realistic hope for the flourishing of priestly and religious vocations among those whom God is calling in our day. Active ‘next steps’ that discerners can take to explore the call...

If God is indeed calling, then who is picking up these days? Sister Carolyn and Sister Ann Marguerite from the Little Sisters of the Poor discuss the amazing qualities of today’s vocation discerners, the challenges they face, and the importance of encouraging people to “pick up” and hear the Lord’s voice in their hearts, not letting God’s call go to voicemail. The Little Sisters can be reached at...