Tag Archives: Vocation

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Suit Up: Vocations in the Church – Ordained and Consecrated Life

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this night is to provide middle school youth with a clear understanding and appreciation of the ordained and consecrated life. They will learn about the path to ordination and consecration and begin to pray about the vocation that God may be calling them toward in their lives. Edge Night at a Glance This Edge Night will introduce the youth to the vocations of ordained and consecrated life. Many young people have misconceptions about these vocations, and

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Hurry Up and Wait: A Single Person’s Vocation

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is make the middle school youth aware of the role of the single person in the life of the Church – especially in regard to his/her vocation. Edge Night at a Glance What is one’s vocation in life? In this sense, we are not referring to one’s job or occupation. Rather, vocation, for us as Catholics, refers to the journey we are on in pursuit of holiness. Each of us is called to holiness – this is not reserved just for those

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Carelessness or Divine Providence?

By | February 4, 2013
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11 years ago the Life Teen Board of Directors voted to purchase a camp in the North Georgia mountains called “Covecrest”. At the time we were excited about owning a camp, but the reality was that we had just put a lot on the line as the camp was only about 25% funded at the time. To top that off the camp had run in a deficit situation for the previous 15 years. At the time many diocese were looking to get out of camps and retreat centers. Carelessness or Divine Providence? Turns out the decision

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Being the Noun But Not the Verb

By | January 7, 2013
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The past few months I have attended numerous youth leader gatherings and inevitably fall to the temptation to compare myself to those around me. I look at some of my peers and think “they look like a youth leader, they have the look that teens will think is cool.” I know I’m not supposed to compare, but being a Catholic youth leader can be one of the most inadequacy inducing roles you can ever take on in life. It brings out the brightest talents and the darkest most insecure parts in the best

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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 02/10/2013

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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 02/03/2012

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The Feast of the Holy Family – 12/30/2012

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 10/28/2012

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Life Night

The Call: God’s Call to Each of Us

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Goal of this Life Night The goal for this Life Night is to help teens understand that a vocation is different from a job or a career; it is a specific and unique call from God that is to be lived out. This night will offer examples of each of the four traditionally recognized vocations: marriage, committed single life, consecrated life, and ordained. About this Life Night making choices is part of everyday life. Outfits are chosen, jobs are chosen, friends are chosen, but to be called to something

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The Bridegroom Says Come: Consecrated Life

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this Life Night is to introduce the vocation of consecrated life as a person giving up earthly marriage for marriage with God. It will connect this special relationship with the ability to hear God’s voice, and challenge teens to learn from aspects of the consecrated life, especially in the realm of prayer. About this Life Night This night should emphasize that when a person discerns entering religious life he or she is not “giving up” marriage. Instead,