Study And Discernment.

[LaPetiteSoeur]

When I started university, I was sure I was going to enter a teaching community, and was going to enter right after graduation. I started a French education program and was going graduate with no debt (state college yippee)

 

Because the community I was looking into was far away, I called the local sisters and asked if I could volunteer with them in any way. They needed a tutor for three refugees at their high school--it was perfect, since the students' first language was French! I got more involved with these sisters and they helped me in discernment. I still studied and worked, but a few times a month would volunteer with them. 

 

Fast forward a year and a half later and suddenly medication and brain scans and no longer can I enter a teaching community. I immediately lost contact with those sisters, but the sisters I had been with here supported me during that weird period of change.

 

It's a balancing act--as most things in university are.  I'd try to see what you want to do and how it fits into your schedule. Communication with the religious order is key! 

[Spem in alium]

When I started university, I was sure I was going to enter a teaching community, and was going to enter right after graduation. I started a French education program and was going graduate with no debt (state college yippee)

 

Because the community I was looking into was far away, I called the local sisters and asked if I could volunteer with them in any way. They needed a tutor for three refugees at their high school--it was perfect, since the students' first language was French! I got more involved with these sisters and they helped me in discernment. I still studied and worked, but a few times a month would volunteer with them. 

 

Fast forward a year and a half later and suddenly medication and brain scans and no longer can I enter a teaching community. I immediately lost contact with those sisters, but the sisters I had been with here supported me during that weird period of change.

 

It's a balancing act--as most things in university are.  I'd try to see what you want to do and how it fits into your schedule. Communication with the religious order is key! 

Nice to see you :)

It definitely is a balancing act. I'm just desperate to spend more time with them. I love visiting them for retreat days and weekends, but that isn't really enough time for me to get to see them at work and to spend sufficient time in common prayer. I've contacted the Superior about staying a week with them and am just waiting for her to respond. Hopefully it will work out.
 

Communication's definitely another issue - I want to try and stay in touch with them as much as possible especially as I don't see them too regularly, but I don't want to bug them either.

[Carla]

For me it is perfect because  i'm going to Catholic collage so when i want to visit Sisters i can even miss the classes:)