Column on Entering Religious Life

Joan Chittister’s latest column in the National Catholic Reporter discusses how to know if you are called to religious life, in a world where there are so many possible paths for people to take. She explains, "The truth is that people join religious communities in order to be able to do together what they cannot possibly do alone. Religious life gives a person a tried spiritual tradition to trust in. It gives models along the way to grow into. It gives the support we need on the days we falter on the path or in the work or at the center of the heart. Just as everyone does everywhere at some time or another.” Click here to read the full piece.