2024 sure is rolling by quickly — it seems we were just hosting our March vocation retreat, and here we are sharing about our June retreat!
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This year, we decided to do something a little different for our spring vocation retreat. The Advent-themed retreat in November has been a hit with discerners, so this March we debuted our Lenten vocation retreat! The talks, prayer materials, and sharing were focused on Lenten themes, which tie in beautifully with our Passionist charism.
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Our 2022 Advent vocation retreat was such a success that we decided to make it an annual tradition! This year, we were blessed with the presence of three wonderful young women who came to explore and experience Passionist life in the light of the coming Advent season.
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Our unusually large vocation retreat last November seems to have set a “trend” — June 2-4 saw another big group of discerners descending on St. Joseph’s Monastery to learn about Passionist contemplative life!
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A picture is worth a thousand words, isn’t it? From November 25-27, the Lord blessed us with the company of nine young women interested in exploring Passionist life! This unusually large group brought an extra infusion of joy and enthusiasm as we shared prayer, reflection, and recreation with them.
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The cool autumn weather has brought beautiful fall colors here to Western Kentucky — just in time for our weekend vocation visitors to enjoy! From October 7-9, we welcomed three young women to our monastery for one of our semiannual discernment retreats
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You want rosaries? / I got twenty! / But who cares? / No big deal / I want more …
I wanna be where the sisters are / I wanna see, wanna see ‘em praying …
Even though the discerners on our recent vocation retreat hailed from different parts of the country and brought different life experiences to the weekend, they quickly bonded through a shared love of Jesus Christ and desire to discover His Will for their lives.
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On Thanksgiving weekend, three wonderful young women joined us for our final vocation retreat of the year. Clare, Ashlyn, and Mary spent a packed 48 hours learning about discernment, contemplative life, and the Passionist charism — along with sharing prayer and recreation with the Sisters.
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Yes, you read that title right — the Lord has blessed us with a second aspirant during this Year of St. Joseph! Holly, who hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, was accepted to enter the aspirancy program on the first Saturday of November.
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Last month, our community participated in a virtual vocation event called “Behind the Veil #3” where those exploring different vocations could learn more about different forms of consecrated life.
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The last weekend of July, some girls from Steubenville, Ohio came for a “junior” vocation retreat. The “Wildflowers,” as they call themselves, are a girls’ middle/high school youth group that combines faith with outdoor adventure, and it was a joy to host them for the weekend!
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Attention all discerning women! This Saturday, July 17, the Passionist Nuns will be participating in an exciting virtual vocation event called Behind the Veil #3, and it is not too late for you to register! We will be one of four communities of consecrated life being featured. Best of all, this is a FREE event!
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With the help of some masks, social distancing measures, and a lot of sanitizer — we were able to welcome five young women in person to our October vocation retreat!
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This month presented us with a particular challenge: how could we hold one of our semiannual vocation retreats when our retreat house and chapel were closed to the public?
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Autumn brought a variety of vocation visitors to the monastery.
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This week (Nov. 3-9, 2019) is the USCCB’s National Vocation Awareness Week. What better time could there be to share some thoughts on vocational discernment from our newest aspirant?
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Miss a step? Review the 7 Stages of Discernment all in one place.
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Stage 7: Moral Certitude - Stage 7 is not really a stage of discernment so much as an end to discernment. This woman is no longer asking God if she should become a nun; rather, she has achieved moral certitude that this is God’s will for her.
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Stage 6: Consistent Peace - Stage 6 of discernment can be associated with the period of the novitiate. This woman has been in monastic formation for two to four years and has grown tremendously in faith, prayer, knowledge, and generosity.
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