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paths of love catholic vocation discernment paths of love catholic vocation discernment love alone gives meaning to life and vocation the soul must grow and expand so as to be capable of god and its largeness is its love as the apostle says widen yourselves in love 2 cor 6 13 it grows and extends spiritually not in substance but in virtue the greatness of each soul is judged by the measure of love that it has he who has great love is great he who has little love is little while he who has no love at all is nothing st bernard of clairvaux writings on love by the saints and doctors of the church st bernard of clairvaux st thomas aquinas st francis de sales and st john of the cross seven principles of the spiritual life by fr thomas bolin o s b a succinct presentation of the basic elements in nourishing one s spiritual life and growing in holiness based especially upon st therese of lisieux and st thomas aquinas general reading and discussion of vocation here you will find many books articles and texts on vocation and discernment as understood in the catholic church and on priesthood marriage and religious life as catholic and christian vocations if you would like to comment or ask a question contact us by e mail or post a comment on our blog books and articles on vocation living and discerning one s vocation vocation blog reflection and discussion on the universal vocation to love on christian life on the discernment of particular vocations and more more academic reflections are also presented on this blog resources for teaching children about vocation prayers for vocations prayers for increase of vocations and for discernment of vocations for those discerning a vocation to religious life we provide a list of catholic religious orders and communities paths of love the discernment of vocation according to aquinas ignatius and pope john paul ii at last i have found my vocation my vocation is love st thérèse of lisieux the catholic church teaches that the primary vocation of every person is the vocation to holiness to the perfection of love this notion of love as the essential form of every christian vocation provides the key to understanding vocation to particular states of life such as marriage religious life or the priesthood we speak about different vocations such as a religious vocation a priestly vocation and so on but all these different vocations come from love from god s love for us and aim at leading us in our turn to love him and all our brothers and sisters in christ discerning a vocation needs always to be always understood in light of this fundamental vocation the vocation to love this book takes up this trail the first chapter begins with reflections on the radical call to give ourselves in love whether in marriage in religious life or in another state of life the following chapters then look at how the desire to give oneself totally in love may lead to a commitment to one or another path that is the discernment of vocation aquinas and ignatius represent two approaches that at first glance seem to be completely different from each other but which are actually quite compatible and even complementary pope john paul ii represents a kind of middle approach which lies between those of the two saints the book closes with a summary of practical considerations in choosing a vocation catholic vocations are vocations to love realized in one or another state of life more information and reviews of paths of love brief summary of the book authors cited in paths of love here you can read the texts quoted in this book in their original context and other related texts from these saints and doctors of the church about this website this website is dedicated to information and discussion about vocation to states of life in the catholic tradition drawing upon the fathers of the church st thomas aquinas st francis de sales st thérèse of lisieux and the popes particularly pope john paul ii many texts on vocation discernment may be found here as well as information about the book paths of love which takes as its starting point the universal call to holiness and to love we are all called to love and to holiness whether we are married persons priests or religious in another state of life or are still on the way to a final commitment moreover a loving heart is the strongest basis for vocational discernment for these reasons we also offer here general texts on holiness and the christian states of life please contact us with any suggestions for additions to this website paths of love on amazon search this website catholic vocations search engine popular pages most popular pages last month religious orders and communities sermons on the song of songs bernard of clairvaux books and articles on vocation recent pages visitors recommend home writings on love books and articles on vocation vocations blog about www pathsoflove com contact us our blog site map