HeavenlyCalling Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) I like the idea of a new phorum for those discerning marriage. I am speaking as a discerner, and this is totally just my opnion, but there are lots of places you can go to get information and help on marriage. The dioces sets up retreats ( there are no retreats for discerning girls, at least where I am ) for both married and hoping to be married people, there are reasources ( ie scott hanh, who I believe has a book out on marraige) but other then our little oasis on the vocation station, there are very few people in my day to day life who understand or accept a religious vocation these days. I am not saying that married people or people who are not discerning are not welcome there, because they are, but I think that discerning to the religious life is a rather unique thing, and kinda needs its own separeted board. But a new board for marriage would be a great idea. Edited December 12, 2006 by HeavenlyCalling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 [quote name='HeavenlyCalling' post='1140024' date='Dec 11 2006, 07:18 PM'] I like the idea of a new phorum for those discerning marriage. I am speaking as a discerner, and this is totally just my opnion, but there are lots of places you can go to get information and help on marriage. The dioces sets up retreats ( there are no retreats for discerning girls, at least where I am ) for both married and hoping to be married people, there are reasources ( ie scott hanh, who I believe has a book out on marraige) but other then our little oasis on the vocation station, there are very few people in my day to day life who understand or accept a religious vocation these days. I am not saying that married people or people who are not discerning are not welcome there, because they are, but I think that discerning to the religious life is a rather unique thing, and kinda needs its own separeted board. But a new board for marriage would be a great idea. [/quote] I agree with HeavenlyCalling. I think it's really important to have a board just for those discerning religious life or the priesthood. But I think there should also be a forum for those discerning and preparing for marriage, and for those who are married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Interestingly, the only reason I brought this up was because I had never noticed the description before, and I remember a time when people were encouraging married people to go there. I would probably still post here in open mic. Except when I dally over to the lame board and dig up unphania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I've posted resources for marriage over in vocation station. and there are a few threads there for marrieds or engageds or singles or whatever... I don't even wanna get into that mess again. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I'm up for a marriage sub-forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='Sacred Music Man' post='1940285' date='Aug 3 2009, 11:24 PM']I'm up for a marriage sub-forum. [/quote] +J.M.J.+ i think honestly, it would be very hard without it being a locked phorum, which leads to its own problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisvilleFan Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='St. Benedict' post='1138413' date='Dec 8 2006, 11:00 PM']I definitely want Vocation Station to remain directed only towards those going into religious life/priesthood. We can't mix these up with marriage. I read this from a priest's blog: "One more thing to avoid: please don’t lump a vocation to the priesthood in with vocations to the married life, the single life, ad. nau. Of course, these vocations are perfectly true and good and beautiful. But we aren’t suffering as a Church from a lack of husbands and single women. Lumping priestly vocations in with all other Christian vocations tends to level the priestly vocation and hides the urgency of the crisises of commitment and encouragement." [url="http://hancaquam.blogspot.com/2006/11/thoughts-about-vocations.html"]http://hancaquam.blogspot.com/2006/11/thou...-vocations.html[/url][/quote] Guess where vocations to priesthood and religious life come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='LouisvilleFan' post='1940481' date='Aug 4 2009, 12:19 PM']Guess where vocations to priesthood and religious life come from.[/quote] +J.M.J.+ thin air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='LouisvilleFan' post='1940481' date='Aug 4 2009, 02:19 PM']Guess where vocations to priesthood and religious life come from.[/quote] Going to take a snipit from that quote lol [quote]But we aren’t suffering as a Church from a lack of husbands and single women.[/quote] No, but the Church is suffering from properly prepared couples to the Sacrament of Marriage. I think the divorce rate is causing an huge amount of suffering within the Church. Without properly prepared parents in the vocation of marriage, it's highly unlikely that there are going to be men and women (the offspring of those marriages) to enter into the religious life. If people aren't living out their own vocation properly (ie marriage) it's highly unlikely they'll be able to guide their children to theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='StColette' post='1940504' date='Aug 4 2009, 07:42 PM']No, but the Church is suffering from properly prepared couples to the Sacrament of Marriage. I think the divorce rate is causing an huge amount of suffering within the Church. Without properly prepared parents in the vocation of marriage, it's highly unlikely that there are going to be men and women (the offspring of those marriages) to enter into the religious life. If people aren't living out their own vocation properly (ie marriage) it's highly unlikely they'll be able to guide their children to theirs.[/quote] It was very sad when I attended a training for some marriage prep workers (I was telling them about the BOM), and the majority of the workers said they don't teach about sexuality because the couples are either already living together or they think the couples won't follow it, or they thought teaching about finances was more important. Another thing I need to remember to pray for. I need to start writing all these things down so I can take them to Mass with me. I should probably take up the daily Rosary again, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyP89 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I go to Vocation Station and ramble about marriage as readily as any of the discerners about their call to religious life. My philosophy has always been that if there isn't a place for you in a group, make your own. So I do. But I agree, there are just as many of us in the college-20s-30s and up group who are discerning marriage that have just as many questions and fears. If we can't have a sub-forum, at least let one of us make a thread about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bus Station Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='MissyP89' post='1940552' date='Aug 4 2009, 03:03 PM']If we can't have a sub-forum, at least let one of us make a thread about it![/quote] That's how I feel. No one's stopping anyone from making threads about marriage or the single life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1940359' date='Aug 4 2009, 11:56 AM']+J.M.J.+ i think honestly, it would be very hard without it being a locked phorum, which leads to its own problems.[/quote] Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 If you had a locked forum only for married people to discuss things, it would be the place that certain people would want to roam who shouldn't be reading the stuff it might contain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1940596' date='Aug 4 2009, 03:22 PM']If you had a locked forum only for married people to discuss things, it would be the place that certain people would want to roam who shouldn't be reading the stuff it might contain.[/quote] +J.M.J.+ yeah, plus we already tried it, and frankly, it was a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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