Discernment For Boys

[Theologian in Training]

Or, could it have been what Mother Teresa called, "the call within the call?" God had to lead you to the priesthood before He could fully reveal what He intended for you. Remember, we only see "dimly as if in a mirror." May be possible you are called to the monastic life, and He needed to give you time to settle down and be content with His calling you before He fully revealed what it was He intended for you.

Time will tell, discernment and prayer are key.

You are in my prayers

God Bless

[willguy]

That's what I'm thinking Theo. Ahh, sweet divine irony.

[Demon Seeker]

Back to the Priest hood stuff...

Well its like every time I get into a relationship with a female it always ends quick, even when I don't rush into the relationship. Maybe I'm supposed to be called to do something else in the Church. Who knows??? should I pray about it?

[willguy]

[quote name='god fearing a.k.a. tim' date='Apr 23 2004, 10:04 AM'] should I pray about it? [/quote]
always

[PedroX]

God Fearing,

Along with prayer, you may consider spiritual direction, or even speaking with a Catholic therapist. A priest needs to be able to have healthy relationships, just not be married.

God bless.

peace...

[Guest cue]

I just joined, so this post isn't really gonna apply to any of the recent posts (I'm still catching up). I just wanted to thank Aloysius and rebirth flame for spending time in the seminary. It's not an easy move and shows dedication and courage. Thanks guys, that's awesome.
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[Aloysius]

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je suis en high skool;;; public @ that

[Confessionator741]

I havent exactly been good phatmassian lately, but i think the break allowed some time for prayer. As hard as i am trying not to, which is dumb, I have a tendancy pull towards the priesthood, or to be a deacon or something of the such...

this i hvent told to anybody essssssspecially my 'rents... but i feel as if I am being called. Ive supressed the idea hoping that maybe, if it was coming from me...it would go away. but its not. and i am open now to whatever he wills me to do, but i need your help, if you could pray for me...please do so. thank you very much and ill talk to you alls later...

B

[Aloysius]

hey B.

[Confessionator741]

nice to see ya doc!

[Aloysius]

dude, that'd be sooo sweet if you became a priest!

you should talk to FG! become an altar boy! shock your parents! lol

just follow where He wants you to go. parental authority is nullified when it comes to Divine Authority, Jesus told His Disciples they must hate their father and mother (hyperbole, dont actualy hate em) and come follow after Him, so if this is what He wants you to do dont let your 'rents stand in the way.

you should really come back and check out The Resistance again... i have u listed as MIA on the Freedom Fighters List... it'd be cool ta change that

Pax Amorque Christi

[Guest cue]

sorry, aloysius. i thought when you said "i looked at the priestly life' that you actually took a look at priestly life. what exactly did you mean by that?

[Aloysius]

i prolly just meant i thought about it, prayed about it, went to a seminary to hear the Bishop speak and a couple seminarians speak (not actually WENT TO THE SIMINARY, just went to St. Paul's when they had a Vocation Day)

anyway, i have no idea about my future anymore, it's all so fuzzy.

i think B would make an awesome priest

[cspb]

Hey there guys! I think it's great that you're open to discerning a vocation to priestly/religious life. I just entered a Benedictine monastery back in January to begin my vocation as a Benedictine monk. If you have any questions or want to discuss anything about monastic life don't hesitate to email me at cspb2004@yahoo.com. Be sure to check out my online Vocation Journal at [url="http://www.myvocation.blogdrive.com"]http://www.myvocation.blogdrive.com[/url] where I chronicle my vocation journey. It gives an insight into becoming a Benedictine monk. Peace to all of you! Ryan

[Confessionator741]

cspb, that is awesome that you enetered.... I hope to talk to you more about whats its like!

[qfnol31]

I heard that a good many Dominicans were ordained the other day (11?) in New England. I don't know what diocese, but oh well. I think it's awesome.

[conservativecatholic]

I have thought about becoming a priest, but I would also like to participate in government. Wouldn't that be awesome to be a chaplain in the US congress or chaplain for the first Republican Catholic President!? Did you know that the U.S. House of Rep's. chaplain is the first Roman Catholic chaplain in the history of Congress?! If only us Catholics could rule both houses. There are 68 million of us here in America- we should be able to do something.

[drewmeister2]

Please visit my Catholic Vocation site at www.andrewsvocation.blogdrive.com Thank you so much and God bless!

[MichaelFilo]

I am pretty solid about the calling thing. I was a pretty sinful, well as sinful as you can get with super-strict parents, and then I changed. I don't know what did it, but I changed. My mother is like Super-Faithful woman 2000!, so I beilived, but didn't love. I knew the Truth, I never was far, I just wasn't close, ya know? Well ya know being from Baghdad is a whole mess in itself, and being Catholic really is different. Anyways, with a pretty solid foundation of faith at home from my mom ( She prayed for me daily, yay! ), I realized I needed a change. I didn't know though, that my say in the change wasn't that much, Jesus took my up, and showed me the way. Anyways, then came the priesthood thing, it also "just happened". People begin to comment, asking if I'll join the preisthood. It's all been going really good, and I'm really thankful for the blessings. Anyways, I like to dream of all the things I could do as a preist, or a religious brother, or a priest amongst religious brothers, or martyr, or Doctor of the Church. The specific calling isn't clear, and I'm sure it's true for all, so the ideas for me ( as I'm sure I can say everyone else who is also pondering the preisthood ) happen to be of my childish imagination ( I got the call half a year ago, near my 15th birthday ). Just like when people imagine being a doctor, they are world famous, a sports star, not just a regular joe sports player.

As for AL, that brick wall that you are comming into, I imagine is your brick wall, not His brick wall. If it is on your mind that much, what would keep it there to plague you? Certainly, the devil wouldn't want to cloud your judgement with a vision of such a beautiful thing. Also, you can kinda tell with your relationship with women. Ya know, I had a girlfriend for 2 years and we loved each other and such, but it wasn't meant for me. No real girlfriends after that, just petty stuff. We broke up a little before my sight was put back on the Lord. Anyways, consider what I said, Al, maybe one day we'll meet in a seminary. I'm going to Ave Maria once I'm out of HS, by the way.

[geetarplayer]

The idea of becoming a priest has been in my mind for about a year, but I've only been really receptive to it for about a half a year. You see, the call came while I was in a relationship, so of course it made me angry that God would want me to be celibate even though I was doing so well with my girlfriend. Soon I warmed up to the idea (which upset my girlfriend, of course). The relationship, my first and only as of yet, became more about us than about God, though, and I broke up with her about three weeks ago. Then I was praying in adoration at a retreat, and a space was cleared before me, so I prostrated myself before the Blessed Sacrament. Later that night, someone asked me what order I was going to join, and all I did was smile and say, "Aww yeah!"

Presently, however, I have some questions about my own discernment. The idea of being a priest in a religious order is swimming in my mind. Also, I have a gift with music. I wonder if, after I become a priest, I will have any opportunities to minister as a musician.

-Mark