Holy card picture courtesy of Fatima Family Apostolate and be purchased at their little store for $.15 (yes, fifteen cents).The third article in the series of vocations in The Word Among Us - Lent Issue is entitled Is There a Priest (or Sister) in the House? In this article by Bob Horning the families of sisters, priests were interviewed to see what kinds of homes were "fertile grounds" for religious vocations. Surprisingly, the families were all different. The ran the range from families that were very devout to those who only attended Sunday Mass but religion wasn't necessarily discussed in the home.
So what was so special about these homes? Well, first of all they really weren't extraordinary at all.
These families had their own theories on what made their child choose a religious vocation. Some thought setting a good example for their children was the key. A few thought that it was important for the parents and the Catholic educators to work together. Others thought that removing the excessive noise from the outside world such as radio and televison, helped their children be better listeners to what God was calling them to. Yet, others thought that freedom and support was important. As the author finally concluded: "...there is no perfect or prototype family from which religious vocations most often arise. "
The author did find two common denominators among all the families interviewed. It seemed that all of them attended Sunday Mass together as a family and they all believed that it was very important to eat dinner together as a family.
Food for thought wouldn't you say?
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