willguy Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Okay, so I'm way too lazy to go dig this up, so instead of bumping to old one, I'm just making a new one. C'mon, I know there are seminarians and guys considering it out there. Talk. Ask. Console. Whatever. BTW, good news to get this started. I have now passed my Psychological exam and Behavioral Assessment for the seminary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Michael Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Well, I'm already married now... so the priesthood is out of the question. HOWEVER... Yesterday, our church had a ministry open house after Mass. And I signed up to become a Lector. So if everything goes well, I'll be carrying the book up to the altar and doing some readings soon! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroX Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 willguy, you might also consider joining the new phatmass guys group. There's a thread on it in open mic, somewhere. Congrats on being deemed psycholigically fit! peace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willguy Posted January 12, 2004 Author Share Posted January 12, 2004 Congrats Thomas! It's all a calling, and its all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pio Nono Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 JMJ 1/12 - First Monday I'm a seminarian, and man, I remember psych evals. Whoa - mine took about five total hours. I couldn't think straight the rest of the day. I balled up in the corner of my room and started mumbling, "All formation and no play make seminarians strange boys....." I haven't even done my behavioral exam yet, though I'm not frightened. Where does everyone attend seminary? I'm at St. John Vianney in St. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willguy Posted January 12, 2004 Author Share Posted January 12, 2004 FIVE HOURS? Whoa, I thought three was bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rev Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 WOW, I never realized you had to take a phycological and behavioral assessment before entering the seminary! Good thing I know that even before I'm out of high school! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lundercovera Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 at first i thought this was only for vocations like priests and religious and stuff. anyway, i'll post where i am so far in my own call, i also made a sep thread since i thought this was only for priestly vocation. everyone's got all the religious discerning topics runnin around, how bout just a random discernment of all sorts of vocations. personally, i feel as if i'm being pushed into a no-option situation. i have a desire to become a priest or married, but it is becoming increasingly more evident to me that God doesn't want me to be either. a new discipline about becoming a priest has caused me to think about it and i really don't think it would be good for my soul to enter religious life or seminary. and i'm not sure it would be fair to the girl if i got married, cause really i find men more attractive than women and at many times i am not even attracted to women at all. so, as far as i can see of what the Lord wants of me, it's single life. but i'm afraid, it seems so lonely. there's this one song i was listening to 2night though and i began to add the words in parenthasis "Sheperd me Oh God, beyond my wants (religious and married vocations) beyond my fears (single life) from death into life" what kinds of vocations, all sorts of vocations, are you all discerning? any1 experiencing this kind of the Lord calling them to do something against what they want to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willguy Posted January 13, 2004 Author Share Posted January 13, 2004 lundercovera, as long as your a guy with a vocation(meaning all guys), this is for you. As I said, I admire your courage. There seems to be some comfort in saying "I feel called to a (married/religious/priestly) vocation," I think because there is a label and a goal and a name with it. Being called to be single is scary because it seems, through a worldly lense, like one has failed or hasn't become anything. As for the Lord calling someone to do what they don't want to, I can relate. I feel called to the priesthood. I did NOT want to be a priest. I wanted a nice (read:well-paying) job, nice (read: big) house, nice car, and nice family. I am rather good at school, so I was gonna go to a good college, get a good degree, a nice job, and live the American Dream. That's a tough idea to abandon. I fought with God a lot (just call me Isra'el). The best thing I've found is just to tell God exactly how you feel, why you feel it, and how you want to feel. Be real with yourself, and be real with God. If you don't like the idea of being single, tell Him. Tell Him its difficult for you to accept, and tell Him why. I'm not saying that He'll take it away, but often when I got real with God is when He would get real with me. Often, that was when He revealed things to me about me and about Him. Some other big things in discernment is: 1. Prayer. LOTS OF PRAYER. Pray the Rosary. Pray the Liturgy of the Hours. Pray. 2. The Eucharist. It is our food and our strength. 3. Confession. Keep clean with God, it makes it easier to hear Him. 4. Make sure to examine other parts of your life as well, things that may be getting in the way of you listening to God or of your relationship with Him. Anyways, I've talked enuf. Good luck brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willguy Posted January 13, 2004 Author Share Posted January 13, 2004 [double post] Our Lady, pure disciple of Christ, pray for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspb Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Good entry..... I just entered a Benedictine Monastery to begin my monastic vocation. I will be sure to keep you in my prayers. Also, check out my online Vocation Journal chronicling my journey both before and after entering the monastery. Let me know what you think: www.myvocation.blogdrive.com Pass the word around too so that others can check it out. Peace, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willguy Posted January 24, 2004 Author Share Posted January 24, 2004 Okay, I'm in a situation. For a while, I've felt called to the priesthood (as I've described before). I've come to grips with that reality, and have reached a point of liking and favoring the idea. My parents have also grown to accept the idea. I figured, "OK God, you've called, and I've answered." But recently, I find myself attracted towards the religious life. I'm very confused. See, I'm a bit of an idealist and a romanticist. So, the idea of a religious life appeals simply because of its simple beauty, devotion, and communality. But I'm not sure if that's all that attracts me, or if God is truely drawing me to this life. Part of me thinks its right, part of me wants to consider it, and part of me thinks its wrong. I can't tell which part is God. I tell myself "The Church needs priests more than it needs brothers," but is that really the case? No. Otherwise, God wouldn't call brothers. I don't know. There are definitly selfish reasons for wanting to be a priest, but ther are also Godly reasons, or at least ones that seem Godly. I'm so confused. I'm scared because this seems similar to the way I faught the priesthood, at least on the surface of it. I'm so confused (I know I just said that, but its the jist of how I feel right now). When I was discerning the priesthood, I told God that I wanted to do His will, whatever that may be. I didn't think that it might be this. Now I'm afraid. I wish I could know, 100%, what He wanted. I wish I could be the apostles or Paul and have Christ just walk up and say "Do this." Well, I'm done ranting now. I think I need to pray. Where are my rosary beads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 what about the religious priesthood? like, be a franciscan priest or somethin. then you can travel all around the Church as a priest :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAZEr Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 God calls by what you are attracted too . . . just like women . . . if you think one type of life is beautiful, you should check it out . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lundercovera Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 God calls by what you are attracted too . . . just like women . . . if you think one type of life is beautiful, you should check it out . . . good advice for willguy, bad advice for me :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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