In
honor of the Year of Consecrated Life, I’ll be making a more conscious effort
to resurrect the blog!
This
photo was taken at a little graduation ceremony we had right after our
comprehensive exams. I had been officially a canonist for about three hours at this point! |
I returned to the Unites States over the summer, and have since been serving once again as Director of Religious Education for a mid-size parish in New York state. That is, I am now responsible for the catechetical formation and sacramental preparation of about 500 schoolchildren ranging in age from five to fourteen years old. I’m very happy to have the chance to “labor in the vineyard” again, though I will admit to getting nostalgic for Rome every now and then!
While
I was in Rome studying, I didn’t have much time or mental energy to blog, since
my coursework was very demanding. For a while, I even thought of
discontinuing the blog altogether. But after being blessed to be in touch over
the past few years with a surprising number of young consecrated virgins and
young women discerning this vocation, I realized that there is still a great
need for accessible resources to help consecrated virgins and aspiring
consecrated virgins to support each other and reflect more deeply on our
vocation.
On
that note, a few housekeeping considerations:
First,
I am going to be much stricter about enforcing my “respectful comments only”
policy. Honest questions and even friendly debates are still welcome, but snide
remarks or outright nastiness are not. Readers should feel free
to share their thoughts without having to worry about being torn down, as “Sponsa Christi” is meant to be a friendly and encouraging corner of the internet.
Also, in the interest of sharing resources and perhaps building a sense of community more effectively, I’m going to experiment with having a facebook page for this blog. Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/sponsachristiblog
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