An Intense Conviction

"It wasn't like a voice from the sky.  

But it was like an intense conviction of what I was made for."

   ~A Dominican Sister 

on knowing her vocation

I Have My Mission

God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another.  I have my mission--I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next.  I am a link in the chain, a bond of connection between persons.  He has not created me for naught.  I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling.

Therefore, my God, I will put myself without reserve into Your hands.  What have I in heaven, and apart from you what do I want upon earth?  My flesh and my heart fail, God is the God of my heart, and my portion forever.  Amen.

~John Henry Cardinal Newman

Under Construction...

After a summertime blogging hiatus, I've decided to start a blog update/facelift/renewal.  Father Baker and the Vandy+Catholic blog is rocking, and I feel like it might be time to step up my game.  All I've changed so far is the name and header, as you can see.  Bear with me as I wait for inspiration!  

"Believe in the whisperings of God in your own heart."

~Blessed Mary MacKillop