By Julianna Lewis, VIDES+USA The following reflection is a notable entry to our annual Volunteer Story & Photo Contest. Each year, we ask our member programs to submit stories and photos of their daily life to celebrate the experiences of faith-based service. When searching through Catholic Volunteer Network a few months before graduating from university, […]
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What’s Your Calling? Awakening to the Mystery with Brave Response
From the 20-Week Discernment Series, by Benedictine Volunteers The Benedictine Volunteers 20-Week Vocational Discernment Series is inspired by the Synod of Bishops’ “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment” Preparatory Document. In this reflection, we explore “Calling: Awakening to the Mystery with Brave Response.” What is ‘calling’? How does it appear in our lives? When […]
The Call of Our Talents: Sharing My Personal Gifts With Others
From the 20-Week Discernment Series, by Benedictine Volunteers Matthew 25: 14-30 illustrates a beautiful metaphor of talents as gifts and abilities we have been given in service to others. Matthew paints a picture of a wealthy master who gives three of his servants talents—5, 2, and 1 talent respectively. The first and second servants given […]