Every story of vocation is unique whether it is the story of a pope or a parent, a nurse or a nun. The call of God to follow his Son together with the great adventure of prayer as described by the Carmelite Doctors of the Church, Saints Teresa, Jo...
'Get on the ground you fat git,' my platoon commander - a man a little over half my age- shouted at me. Thank goodness my parishioners don't address me in the same manner I thought as I flung myself to the ground, yet again, in a meaningless act in the name of training. We were under enemy fire (blanks) in hostile territory (the Surrey Downs) and rapid responses were paramount.