On April 14, more than 40 young adults from across the Diocese of Allentown attended a retreat day at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Kutztown, eager to spend time in prayer and learn from a professor, a priest, a religious sister, a married couple, and a working single woman on discernment and holiness.
The day opened with Mass, celebrated by Father Aaron Scheidel, Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown. In his homily, he commended retreat attendees for their initiative and openness in seeking hear to God’s call.
“Let us move forward in our faith and trust,” Father Scheidel said, “and follow God’s peace, goodness, and will each and every day of our lives.”
Dr. Sara Hulse Kirby gave the keynote address after Mass. Hulse Kirby is the Assistant Professor of Theology and the Department Chair for Theology and Philosophy at DeSales University, Center Valley. She shared her discernment journey of overcoming her own expectations so that she could hear and answer God’s will. While she initially sought out religious life because she wanted the “higher” vocation, she eventually realized that her desire came from pride, not God. What is more, she learned that holiness is also possible and beautiful in married life.
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