{"product_id":"religious-vocation","title":"Religious Vocation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you landed here looking for \"The Little Liturgical Catechism,\" you'll find it \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/osjustipress.com\/products\/little-liturgical-catechism\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“How can I tell whether or not I have a religious vocation?” Many young Catholics agonize over discerning a vocation, because they (or their spiritual directors) have been led to believe that such a calling is uncommon, rare, or extraordinary, requiring an introspective search for some special inner voice or attraction in the inmost depths of the heart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tradition of the Church—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egiven a perfect expression \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas whom the author of this work especially follows—shows a different, more serene, and more secure path: the evangelical counsels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare open to all. Christ invites those who are willing and able. Entering religious life is about the individual’s decision: all that is needed is a willing heart and a lack of habitual attachment to serious sin that impede\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the gift of oneself to God. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough Fr. Butler deals primarily with vocations to the religious life, he also gives the classic guidelines on priestly vocations, including indications of fitness and unfitness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe message of this book will be very surprising but also extremely liberating to many generous souls wanting to explore a supernatural vocation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI stumbled upon this book in my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejunior \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyear in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollege\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReading it recalled a scene from my boyhood, when I saw my nearly-blind three-year-old sister \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eput on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eglasses for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer eyes grew large. She looked and looked and looked. She smiled. The fuzzy world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereligious vocation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediscernment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoesn’t \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehave to be fuzzy. Read and enjoy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” —\u003cstrong\u003eDom Peter Miller, OSB, Whitestone Monastery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Q\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euickly debunks the theory, prevalent today, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea young person should subject himself to deep self-analysis and prolonged deliberation over a resolve to enter religious life. An excellent book which serves an important purpose, in providing illuminating answers to vexing questions faced by a person trying to ascertain the Divine Will in his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erings to the reader an enlightening work in a style that is simple and clear, avoiding a great welter of hairsplitting distinctions. Anyone working in the field of vocational guidance and those giving the least thought to entering the religious life will find this book an invaluable guide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDominicana 46(3)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Os Justi Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42558337613922,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42558337646690,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/1353\/5842\/files\/religousvocation.jpg?v=1770933820","url":"https:\/\/osjustipress.com\/products\/religious-vocation","provider":"Os Justi Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}