Meet the Vocations Director

Sr. Philomena Clare

Hello! Thanks for wanting to meet me! One of the biggest blessings of my role is the chance to meet each of you wonderful women open to the Lord’s call! How beautiful it is to see hearts that are desiring to follow Jesus and love Him with their whole heart.

Some of you may be far along the journey of discernment, others of you may just be setting out. Wherever you are in your journey of discernment, know that I pray you are able to trust our Lord’s guiding Spirit at work in you. If you are at a point in your journey where you would like to talk more about discernment, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

When I was discerning my own vocation, I remember the blessing that it was to be able to talk to the vocation directors of religious communities - to ask my questions, yes (and I had a whole notebook full of them!) – but also just to say out loud the many thoughts and desires that I found surfacing in my heart as I considered a call to religious life. Often speaking the words out loud brings clarity and deeper understanding of our own hearts. Know that as I listen to your stories that I am inspired and am blessed to be a witness to God’s loving work in you!