In his decades of teaching geology at Calvin University, Ralph Stearley noticed that many people assume that there is some kind of deep conflict between faith and science, an attitude that plays out ...
Drawing from his own experience at Newsong, Dave Gibbons gives several ideas for developing discipleship (especially discipleship geared toward work) in the church. His suggestions include a residency ...
Citing that we often operate with a "functional sacred-secular divide," Amy L. Sherman touts discipleship that marries faith and vocation, whether that vocation is ministry- or marketplace-related.
Are you new to the faith-work conversation? Are you wondering where to start? There are a number of high-quality resources to consider as you begin to unpack how faith fundamentally shapes the purpose ...
In Scripture, a vocation to serve God is rarely a smooth path forward. Today’s readings reflect the frustrations that sometimes come with answering God’s call. Jeremiah, in this Sunday’s first reading ...
Not long after Father Jeffrey Kirby became vocation director for the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., five years ago, he uncovered a major problem. As he spoke with young men and women, he realized that ...
As we continue sharing memories of Pope Francis, CSTM students and faculty share the ways he has had an effect on their personal calls or vocations. "I remember when Francis was first elected - the ...
For priests, "it is about ‘being’ a priest, not just carrying out the function of a priest, free from all spiritual worldliness, aware that it is their lifestyle that evangelize well before their ...
The family is the first school of discipleship or the “seedbed of vocations”. For the president of the Bishops' Conference, “God’s calling is easier to hear when it is made or heard in the context of ...