Querida Kianna: ¿Cómo puedo discernir el llamado de Dios en mi vida? – Explorador Optimista  

Dear Kianna: How can I discern God’s calling in my life? – Hopeful Discoverer

Conchita: Wife, mother and mystic

Conchita: Esposa, madre y mística

This November, as we remember our departed in a particular way, it is a good time to remember also that the church offers comfort for the men and women left behind when a beloved spouse dies. Widows and widowers have a life full of dignity, purpose and mission. As Vatican II declared, “Widowhood, accepted bravely as a continuation of the marriage vocation, should be esteemed by all.”

All Christians have a ‘vocation’ but not everyone is called to the clergy or vows of consecrated life