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Four Final Catholic Vocations
(Four States of Life) vocations are not states of matter (as in they change)
These are intended to be the things for your life
The Milpa
equilibriem of growth. from the myans. sustainable farming
The Milpa of Vocation
- community
- prayer
- meaningful work
- effective stewardship and generosity
- meaningful rest
Universal Vocation: Priests and Rulers Material from N.T. Wright
people should be like a mirror
- we reflect human world to God
- we reflect Heaven to the world
also refered to as: Love God and Love Your Neighbor Material from Bishop Robert Barron
Consecrated life
like monks or nuns
Religous Orders: a group ow way of life or charism
| in the world | brothers | sisters |
| monasteries | monks | nuns |
Brothers run the schools
La Salle -> Christian Brothers
Every order has a specific charism or focus
- charism is a particular skill set, passion, gift, and/or essential intent given by God.
Example:
Producer:: Makes the acutal thing happen. Usually marked by hands-on work. Often given tasks to complete by others. Often has a tangible connection between work done and the result. * programmer, construction worker, cook * easier work-life balance
Manager: Works to maintain and control systems through consistency and accountability with a goal of efficiency and stability. * Has manager in the title often lol * communication and process * keep the good thing going. Conservative view on maintaining. * details and day to day
Leader: OProvides vision, inspiration, and mission to a group. Can welcome chaos and take the long view. Given to abstract and creative thinking. * longer term view * ok with longer later stuff * not as detail oriented
Side-Note: Leader & manager: HIBT from NPR
going to college is similar to monastic system. Similar to the monk life. everyone is going for the same thing.
natural trade-off is the long term relationship b/w monastic and long term
Three Vows and Charism to the consecrated life
- Poverty (sacrifice private ownership to serve the community)
- Chastity (sacrifice romantic relationship for the fellowship of brothers/sisters)
- Obedience (sacrifice personal preference for the sake of the community)
- no career-building, serve the community for the community
Purposes:
- Those in the consecrated life work to follow the way of Jesus literally.
- Support the community
Particular communities have particular charisms:
Hospitality, Prayer/Work, Service to the Poor, Preaching, Education, Healthcare
Focus on order: The Benedictines
- first official religious order: early 600s at the fall of the roman empire
- Charism of Stability:
- stay on the land that you are on
- monostaries are self-sufficient
- you stay on that land
- Not a big value on people at our time
- "boredom is a goal not a problem"
- good goal for the world because of climate change
- Charism: Prayer and Work:
- fields: grow and prepare food
- artwork
- candles
- beer
- wine
- cheese
- bread
- translations
- "everything is spiritual"
- Hospitality
- see and treat anyone who comes to the monastery like Jesus, himself.
- Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe
- being nice to child solders in Uganda
- Brian Loritts
- the people who you eat with is your community
- Holy Leisure
- the spending of small time is not efficient
- resting, going slower can provide meaning
Preisthood
Married Life
Single Life
tends to be rare to be decided. Not seen as the alternative because you haven't decided.
wont be looked over in this class really