From the Book of Maxims by St. Isidore, we read: “Prayer purifies us, reading instructs us.  Both are good when both are possible … If (one) wants to be always in God’s company, (one) must pray regularly and read regularly.  When we pray, we talk to God; when we read, God talks to us.  All spiritual growth comes from reading and reflection.”

How are we living out our vocations as Christian Catholics?  As a priest, married persons, single persons?  Are we proclaiming the Good News by the witness of our lives?  Are others coming to know the resurrected Christ through us?

Like many, I ventured outside this week and put on my protective eye wear to view the eclipse.  It was fascinating.  It was absolutely beautiful.  I was enthralled watching the moon pass over the sun.  And I found myself noticing how the temperature was changing and the sky darkening as this took place.

Vocation (Latin, vocare, “to call”), in Christian terminology, refers to Christ calling all the baptized to follow him and witness to the Good News.  It also refers to a specific way of life that God is calling one to live.  Some follow Christ in the single life, marriage, a religious vocation, or priesthood.  Each state of life finds the person building up the Body of Christ.