Don't forget the brothers.I read the August issue of U.S. CATHOLIC, which called itself "the vocation issue." The articles by Father William J. O'Malley, S.J., Heidi Schlumpf, and Mary Lynn Hendrickson on the priesthood priesthood Office of a spiritual leader expert in the ceremonies of worship and the performance of religious rituals. Though chieftains, kings, and heads of households have sometimes performed priestly functions, in most civilizations the priesthood is a specialized office. , sisters' life, and the laity LAITY. Those persons who do not make a part of the clergy. In the United States the division of the people into clergy and laity is not authorized by law, but is, merely conventional. were well done and informative and presented vocations to church ministry in a new way. However, I was dismayed that an article about the vocation to the brotherhood was not included. If you called this issue the vocation issue, why was the vocation of the religious brother not included? Having been a brother for over 55 years and involved with the Religious Brothers Conference, serving as president back in the '70s and '80s, I am keenly aware of church organizations that skip the religious brother's vocation. I do hope that in future issues you will be able to include religious brothers as part of church ministry. Brother Robert Brother Robert was a cleric working in Norway who adapted several French literary works into Old Norse during the reign of Norwegian king Haakon IV of Norway (1217 – 1263). McCann, F.S.C. Albany, N.Y. Nice job for starters on the special vocation issue. Having said that, I wonder if we've learned anything at all yet about vocations. The articles do not mention a variety of states of life that constitute vocation. I am thinking, for example, of marriage; the faith-committed single state, either non-aligned or aligned through groups like Focolare or Lay Apostolic ap·os·tol·ic ap·os·tol·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to an apostle. 2. a. Of, relating to, or contemporary with the 12 Apostles. b. Ministry Program (LAMP); third orders; and even the permanent diaconate di·ac·o·nate n. 1. The rank, office, or tenure of a deacon. 2. Deacons considered as a group. [Late Latin di . Vocation is a call from God to witness to his reality in our lives and in our world. It is not just about being a priest or a sister. By now we should know that. Vincent Maker New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y. |
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