Sentence examples for for vocation from inspiring English sources
The French word for vocation — métier — also means "loom," and Mallarmé referred to himself as a "sacred spider" spinning threads from his mind and weaving them into "marvelous laces".
If you have a congregation in mind, you can approach it directly, explains Sister Cathy Jones, religious life promoter at the Catholic Church in England and Wales' national office for vocation.
Gulikers et al. (2008) argue that authentic or work-placement assessment is suitable for vocation education and training contexts.
Sister Cathy Jones, from the National Office for Vocation, said: "We are never going to be at the place we were at 50 years ago, Catholic culture was at a very different place.
Sr. Cathy Jones, religious-life vocations promoter at the National Office for Vocation, gives a little more context: "The numbers of women entering religious life in England and Wales has been steadily increasing over the past decade, having reached an all-time low 10 years ago," she explains.
Sr. Cathy Jones, Religious Life Vocations Promoter at the National Office for Vocation, gives a little more context: "The numbers of women entering religious life in England and Wales has been steadily increasing over the past decade, having reached an all-time low 10 years ago," she explains.
However, the push for vocation-specific majors should not absolve education leaders from the obligation of ensuring a rigorous liberal arts foundation.
"We have recently appointed a national minority ethnic officer for vocations work, a full-time and permanent role.
"What we have to do is show young people the opportunity for vocations in the life of the church.
"Parents are vital, there is no doubt about it," said the Rev. Edward J. Burns, executive director of the Secretariat for Vocations and Priestly Formation with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
It will also offer them and other priests and nuns the chance to mingle with 20,000 young people and plant a seed for vocations.
