Viatorian Resources for Discernment
Discerning God’s Invitation : Hear in this video how these Viatorians came to a clear understanding of how God was inviting them to religious life with the Viatorians.
Exploring God’s Invitation: A Starting Guide to Discernment : This resource is perfect for someone who seeks to do more intentional discernment but who needs a more thorough introduction to the important areas of discernment. The discerner can use this booklet to do a self-guided reflection that will help them determine where they’re at with respect to their vocation and decide on how to proceed.
Viatorian Media
Learn the discernment and vocation biographies of both professed Viatorians and Viatorian associates:
- Visit the Meet a Viatorian page for biographies.
- Watch interview videos with Viatorians.
- Read linked articles and special Viatorian videos from the Church-wide Year of Consecrated Life.
Get a deeper dive into the nature of Viatorian religious life from Br. Peter Lamick, CSV: Br. Peter wrote this reflection for the international Viatorian Community, and he shared this video reflection through NRVC for National Vocation Awareness Week in 2020:
Viatorian Vocation Ministry belongs to the National Religious Vocations Conference (NRVC), which offers some great resources to discerners:
- Celibacy Quiz: Do you understand what the vow of celibacy entails? Try taking this brief quiz to better understand what celibate living means.
- VocationMatch: As part of the Vision Vocation Network, discerners can take a survey quiz that can help match them to communities whose interests align with theirs. Vision also puts out an annual magazine with ads and content about religious communities for discerners, which you can view online here.
Discernment Shorthand
What is vocation? What is discernment? When I try to discern my vocation, how do I even go about doing it? Utilize our YouTube Shorts playlist to explore these topics in brief and inform your discernment journey:
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