A young woman growing up in France many years ago wanted to be a priest. She heard God calling her to go out and work in his vineyard. In her holy love for God she could think of nothing greater than celebrating Holy Mass and giving the Body and Blood of the Lord to His people.
She found upon inquiring, however, that it was a certain teaching of the Church that the priesthood could be conferred only upon men. Therese did not respond to this news with anxiety but rather with authentic faith. She did not leave the Church in anger when she became aware of this difficult teaching. Neither did she found her own "church" so that she could have things as she wanted. She continued to live as a faithful daughter of the Church and to discern her vocation.
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“And no small tempest lay on us …” – The Story of a Storm That St. Paul
Endured and What It Has to Teach Us About Sin
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With yesterday’s feast of Pentecost, our reading of Acts suddenly ends and
hence we miss some important stories of Paul’s journey to Rome. This is
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