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My vocation is Love!

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

“At last I have found my vocation, my vocation is Love!… In the heart of the Church, I will be Love!”

Is this discovery of St. Thérèse simply the common vocation of all of us, or has St. Thérèse found her own special vocation? Or are both true? Is it both her special vocation and the common vocation of us all? This essay on the words “My Vocation is Love” argues that it is both: the special vocation of St. Thérèse consists in giving herself entirely to that which is our common vocation–to live in love.

New Material added on vocation

Monday, April 21st, 2008

We’ve added several items on the topic of vocation to this site: (1) Summary of the Catholic Church’s Teaching on Vocation

(2) Classic Texts of the Church Fathers and Doctors on Vocation

(3) Some texts by Thomas Aquinas on Vocation to Religious Life

(Update: these texts dealing specifically with the Catholic understanding of vocation have been moved to the website Paths of Love–the links will take you to the new site)