Sacraments & Worship
Things You Should Know Before You Become a Lay Missionary
Brief Overview Being a lay missionary is not an extended mission trip or a spiritual vacation; it is a full commitment to live among people in genuine need,…
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Holy Orders & Priesthood
Sacraments & Worship
Things You Should Know Before You Join a Cloistered Community
Brief Overview Joining a cloistered community means permanently leaving the world behind in the most literal sense, and depending on the strictness of the enclosure, you may never…
Sacraments & Worship
Things You Should Know Before You Become a Consecrated Virgin
Brief Overview Consecrated virginity, formally known as the Ordo Virginum, is one of the oldest forms of consecrated life in the Church, predating religious orders by several centuries,…
Sacraments & Worship
Things You Should Know Before You Take a Vow of Celibacy
Brief Overview Taking a vow of celibacy is not simply a promise to remain unmarried; it is a total, permanent gift of your sexuality and your capacity for…
Sacraments & Worship
Things You Should Know Before You Become a Monk
Brief Overview Monastic life will strip away every comfort, distraction, and coping mechanism you have relied on to avoid confronting your deepest flaws and wounds. You will spend…
Sacraments & Worship
Things You Should Know Before You Take Your Vows as a Nun
Brief Overview Religious life will demand the complete surrender of your personal autonomy in ways you cannot fully comprehend until you are living it daily. You will be…
Sacraments & Worship
Things You Should Know Before You Enter a Religious Order
Brief Overview Entering a religious order is one of the most serious commitments a person can make in the Catholic Church, and it demands honest self-examination long before…
Sacraments & Worship
Things You Should Know Before You Become a Catholic Priest
Brief Overview Becoming a Catholic priest is one of the most demanding vocational commitments a man can make, requiring years of rigorous academic, spiritual, and human formation before…
Sacraments & Worship
How Can You Bless Your Own House?
Brief Overview The Catholic Church recognizes that laypeople can bless their own homes as part of their baptismal priesthood. House blessings are sacramentals that sanctify ordinary life and…
Sacraments & Worship
Why Do Priests Wear Collars? The Surprising Origin
Brief Overview The clerical collar worn by Catholic priests and other Christian ministers has a complex history that stretches back centuries into European church tradition and fashion standards.…
