I once heard a religious sister’s vocation story where she described her discernment process as the feeling that God was holding her vocation hostage… and it was her job to negotiate its release! She eventually discovered the truth that Fr. Mike Schmitz puts so well when he says, “God won’t ask you to answer a question that He hasn’t asked yet.” To stress or not to stress—this seems to be the question. However, almost all young Catholics who are dedicated to their faith serio

She is the last thing you think of before you fall asleep and your first thought in the morning… Your heart races when you see him in the hallway… You can’t remember life without each other…. But is it the real thing? Ask yourself the following questions to shed some light on the topic: 1. Are you in love with the person or the way they make you feel? In college I had a conversation with a friend regarding the reason to get married. He explained that he had heard a Deacon say