{"id":4790,"date":"2010-08-16T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T11:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/08\/vocations-and-vacations.html"},"modified":"2010-08-16T11:35:53","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T11:35:53","slug":"vocations-and-vacations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/08\/vocations-and-vacations.html","title":{"rendered":"Of vocations — and vacations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FirstVowsLSP2010-1.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Your Humble Blogger is about to take a little down time — blogging will be light for a couple weeks — but before I go, here’s a nice picker-upper from The Anchoress: <\/a><\/p>\n

It’s that time of year again, when postulants receive the habit, novices take their first vows and some finally arrive at the long-hoped-for day of final profession. Above we see Sisters Amy Marie, Dara Catherine, Judith, and Maria Catherine four newly-professed Little Sisters of the Poor, just after making their first profession. Five new novices were also welcomed to the community in Queens, New York. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are links to more pictures at The A’s site.  You want to know what happened to all the vocations we used to have?  We’re still having them.  And a LOT of them.   Check out The Anchoress’s rundown.  It will definitely give you hope.  <\/p>\n

The bishop pictured above, meantime, is Frank Caggiano, who was director of the diaconate program when I began formation in ’02. Back then, he was just plain old Fr. Frank. Now look at him. He wears the miter well, I’d say. Very well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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