The Catholic Church has largely stopped speaking about or calling people to a sense of vocation, which is the fundamental question of what task God is calling us to. This lack of discussion about vocation is the fundamental reason for the loss of energy and vitality in faith communities and the dismal connections to the wider community. The removal of Mary from parishes has had a crippling effect on parish life, as her life is the quintessential life of vocation, and her words are the most powerful words ever spoken by a human being.
Making Catholicism Work – Episode 18 – Vocation
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