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"Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we
let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally
to him, are we not afraid that He might take something away from us?
Are we not perhaps afraid to give up something significant, something
unique, something that makes life so beautiful? Do we not then risk
ending up diminished and deprived of our freedom? And once again the
Pope said: No! If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing,
nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful and
great. No! Only in this friendship are the doors of life opened wide.
Only in this friendship is the great potential of human existence
truly revealed. Only in this friendship do we experience beauty and
liberation. And so, today, with great strength and great conviction,
on the basis of long personal experience of life, I say to you, dear
young people: Do not be afraid of Christ! He takes nothing away, and
he gives you everything. When we give ourselves to him, we receive a
hundredfold in return. Yes, open, open wide the doors to Christ – and
you will find true life. Amen." ~ Pope Benedict XVI
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Interested?
We accept women from
the ages of 20 to 35 years old who are in good
physical and psychological health, and who have a generous
heart to serve Christ and others.
If you are discerning a religious vocation and are interested in
our community, please feel free to contact us and we can discuss the
possibility of a visit. |
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Testimonies
Testimonies of our new candidates:
Testimonies
of some of our novices:
Testimonies of some of our junior sisters:
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Discernment
Retreat:
We host Discernment Retreats
once or twice a semester. They include talks on reliigous life,
discernment, and our community as well as prayer, recreation and meals
with the Sisters. We recommend these retreats for a first visit for
those who are discerning religious life and feel attracted to our
community. They are usually held beginning
on a Friday evening and closing Sunday afternoon. Our next Vocation
Discernment Retreats are being held February 10th-12th, and April 13th-15th. |
Come
& See:
Those women who have been to a Vocation Discernment
Retreat and are interested in living our way of life can contact us
about the possibility of attending a Come and See experience.
A Come and See allows you to enter into the schedule and daily
routine
of the sisters. These retreats are as well over a weekend but
can
be extended if desired. Our next Come and See Experiences are being
held between January 9th-16th, March 9th-18th, and May 7th-14th. |
For
more
information on one of the above mentioned events
please call Sr.Della Marie at
(740) 544-6204
or you can email to
vocations@torsisters.org
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This is a recent article written by one of our candidates, Katie Harris, published in the diocesan newspaper of Spokane, WA. : Vocation to Religious life ‘was born and nurtured in community’
Run to be A Nun! Here is an article about one of our novices who ran the
PIttsburgh Marathon on May 2nd, 2010 to help pay off her loans. Five of our
sisters ran the marathon relay-style with her.: Article from
the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
One of our Sisters wrote a poem about the two vocations of
marriage and religious life. Her reflections come
from
watching her identical twin sister grow into her vocation of
marriage as she embraces her own vocation to religious
life. It
is a beautiful comparison of the two vocations: Click here to
view: Love
Lives by Sacrifice
For more information about this book and for
vocational information on other communitiesvisit:
the CMSWR website. |
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