Vocations 2021 - Episode 01 - What is a Vocation?

Vocations - Episode 01 - 2021-07-13

What is a Vocation?

Fr. Dominic White, Dominicans, Cambridge Blackfriars – The Dominican Friars are a male religious order within the Catholic Church. We are called ‘Dominicans’ after our founder, St Dominic, who established the order in 1216. We are recognisable by our distinctive black and white habit and the rosary that hangs from our belt. Our order includes a great number of saints and blesseds, such as St Martin de Porres, St Thomas Aquinas, and the artist Fra Angelico. The Dominican order is now present all over the world, and involved in a wide variety of activities. We are blessed with many vocations, meaning that there is a strongly youthful aspect to the order. To find out more, please click here – www.blackfriarscambridge.org.uk

Brother Dominic Sassi, Brother,Christian Brothers St Timothy’s – Brother Dominic lives in Liverpool. He is involved with the Edmund Rice Network in the UK. He is also a trustee of our eight schools in England. Although retired, he remains very active and closely involved with all the members of the network. For many years he was a headmaster in various schools in England. He also spent some years in Africa where he contributed to the work of establishing the Edmund Rice presence in West Africa, particularly in Liberia and Sierra Leone. He also worked in the CB novitiate in Zambia for 3 years. As a child he grew up in Sunderland and remains a devoted and loyal fan of Sunderland football club. Here he tells his vocation story and shares with us his early years as a Christian Brother in England. To learn more about Brother Dominic and becoming a brother, please visit: christianbrothervocation.org

Aba and David Shields (Loveing4Life.co.uk)- Loving 4 Life is a Catholic Marriage Enrichment apostolate, dedicated to strengthening spousal love through one-day and weekend retreats. David and Aba met in University of Surrey in 1992, started dating in 1993, got engaged in 1997 and married at St Thomas More Church, Bramley-Surrey in 1998. They have 4 children- 3 daughters here and a son in heaven. Aba obtained a MA in Catholic Educational & Pastoral Studies – Marriage & Family from the Maryvale Institute and now works as the Marriage & Family Life project worker for the Portsmouth Diocese. David has worked in the Spacecraft/Satellite Manufacturing Industry for over 22 years and is currently working as an Operations Manager at Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth. He recently completed a Certificate in Catechises in Marriage And Family at the Maryvale Institute.

Sr Elaine Penrice FSP, Director, National Office for Vocation – Sr. Elaine helps people discover their vocational identity and supports the Catholic Church in England & Wales nurture a Culture of Vocation.

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