I had to learn that a vocation is a call, not something I could bargain about with God and decide on my own terms. He was
calling, I just had to listen better.
Cultivating vocations begins in the family, where Jesus is alive and prayer is conversation with him.
Deacons and their spouses are frequently asked for advice about what it takes to combine the mission of the diaconate while coping with the strain it sometimes adds to marriages and family relations.
