PRAYER & DISCERNMENT
COURTESY OF SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL
Prayer set in motion by
Sister Pat Dowling, C.B.S. belongs to the Sisters of Bon Secours. She served for more than 20 years in vocation ministry for her congregation at the national and international level. She lives in Baltimore.
SISTER CAROLE Blazina, S.C. performs a blood pressure check.
Sister Pat Dowling, C.B.S.
Members of religious communities focused on service in the world like to think of ourselves as “contemplatives in action,” finding God through people, places, ministry, and more.
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RAYER, AS PROMPTED by the Holy Spirit, is our daily conversation with God. How we experience prayer each day ultimately leads us to God’s plan for our life. Then prayer becomes an integral part of our calling, no matter what it is. When I look back at my call to religious life, I see that a number of influences moved me to begin the journey of discernment. Topping the list was my growing relationship with God and a sense of God inviting me to “more.” I
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