Journeys of a Catholic Poster Girl

“Our faith needs to be the North Star of our lives. Our behavior needs to match our words.” –Archbishop Charles Chaput

“Hey, we’re up here!”

Filed under: Catholicism-general, discernment, family, personal essay, prayer, saints, vocation — catholicpostergirl at 10:01 pm on Monday, January 21, 2008

Everyone has crises of faith, doubts about their lives, their vocations, what God wants from them.

Yesterday was one of those days for me. I had gone to my faith sharing group and we had discussed things like submitting to the will of God, rejoicing in His plan for us, etc. And I kept thinking, “Well what if you desire something–something good, and holy–and you STILL don’t get it? What are you supposed to do then?”

I’ve wanted to be a wife and mother as long as I can remember. I think one of my professors in college had a heart attack when I told her that that’s what I wanted and I wouldn’t be going to law/grad school. It’s what most of the women in my life have done–my aunts, my friends’ mothers, etc. I want that kind of life.

But I also want to be a sister. I feel the calling, the attractiveness of that life. And of course the retreat next month will help me discern more clearly what I feel about this.

But what if I don’t get either? What if the convent doesn’t want me (or doesn’t think I fit) and I never get married? Why do I have these desires in me if they can’t be fulfilled?
So I was a little distraught about all this.

Today, I saw at least three different roses on three different occasions. Yup, I guess God is listening to me–a little. :)

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Comment by annon

January 22, 2008 @ 4:47 pm

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Comment by Lisa Roberts

January 23, 2008 @ 11:49 pm

I met the man of my dreams, then we broke up, and after being unable to find anyone else, I started to wonder if the convent wasn’t what God was really calling me to. It was an uncomfortable few years while I still kept running into the man of my dreams (just as a friend) while looking at various orders. Finally, the man of my dreams decided I was the woman of his dreams. We got married ten years ago, and I was 32 at the time. Then we had trouble conceiving, and again I thought, “What I desire is good. Why is God refusing to grant this request?” We eventually ended up with three children and one in heaven, but there were times I thought it would never happen. Hang in there! God will make His plans known if you keep searching.

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