(a) Does
religious life seem unlikely Outside of a community; do you need community
for religious life?
I would have
to say more than likely, yes.
(B)
How important is it to live with brothers for your vocation? Do you
Want to work alone?
Living alone
is not by any means all that is cracked up to be. Living in a religious
community with fellow religious Brothers and Priests for my vocation
would be very beneficial for the following reasons.
comradery
Spiritual Support (If Needed)
Sense of Family
Prayer Life Structure found only in
Religious Communities.
Are you called to be a priest or
a brother?
priest
Subordinate questions:
(a) Does celebration of the
Eucharist as a Priest need to be a central part of your religious
calling?
Yes
(B) Are You called to an
active life style, or a contemplative life style?
Active. I
have the desire to be "out and about" with people, whether it is
physically like in a parish, school, nursing facility, etc. or using
something like modern media like EWTN or Catholic Radio, etc.( http://www.technopriest.org/ is an example of
this).
(c) Is prayer the central
part of your calling, or is some other Ministerial activity? By that, I
mean, are you called to prayer Ministry or teaching or scholarship or
prayer warfare or...?
The
Mass and preaching the Good News of Jesus would be a central part of my
ministry, but not my entire ministry...not by any means. I would also
add that prayer is an integrical part of my vocation. I have hung around
priests since childhood and a number of them have left such an
impression that I know in my heart of hearts this is my true calling in
life..
(d) Are You simply called to
prayer without celebration of the Eucharist as a Priest?
No. I
am wanting to help spread the good news of Jesus. I have a such great
love of the mass that I feel that it is part of my calling to religious
life.
(e) Do you feel called to a
specific charism, by way of Example: service to the poor, prayer warfare,
teaching, suffering, Loving Jesus. What ministry or religious situation
puts a fire in Your belly?
Preaching, Spiritual, Missions, work with the physically
poor and the poor in Spirit. I am wanting to help spread the good news of
Jesus. I have a such great love of the mass that I feel that it is part of
my calling to religious life. Also, to help people with their spiritual
and sacramental needs in such a way that only a Priest can
How does your
condition (Tourrete's Syndrome?) affect your ability To minister?
(a) If you enter a
community, will you be Able to minister to others, or will they have to
minister to you?
I WILL be
able to minister to others and they will not have to minister to
me. Tourette's Syndrome has nothing to do with this whatsoever. I
submit to you the Reference Letter from Chris Curtis, whom I once worked
with at WICD-TV in Champaign, IL as proof. Go to http://big-b.net/vocations and click on Mr. Chris
Curtis to view the letter.
(B) If it is an
active ministry you seek, how does stress affect your Condition, or will
the stress be overwhelming?
NO
(c) Does your
Situation cause learning problems?
NO
(d) Is your situation
Degenerative, that is over time will you get worse?
NO on both
counts. In fact. . .Many people with TS get better, not worse, as they
mature. In a small minority of cases symptoms remit completely in
adulthood (and I am now 31 years old).
Do you desire having children?
Do you want to be married?
No to
both questions
Subordinate questions:
(a) Is
priesthood/religious life the best Way to live out your love for Jesus, or
is in loving a wife and Children the best way to live out your love for
God?
I believe in
my heart of hearts that priesthood/religious life the best Way to live
out your love for Jesus I have felt this was the case for many years
since my youth. Feel free to ask my parents and sisters among others if
you want to.
(B) Is having a Wife
something you deeply desire, and there is no shame in wanting this; that
is the normal way to love God for most people.
No,
having a Wife something that I do not deeply desire or desire at
all.
(c) Or is there
something that pulls you to service to God, that is, if you Married, you
would always feel you missed something.
Yes. If I
was married, I would most definitely would always feel that I missed
something.
