Report from DC Vow Insitute – St. Louis June 26th-July 3

The sisters under ten years vocation and their formation councilors from the five North American provinces, Great Britain and Australia gathered for a Vow Institute entitled “We are More than the Vows.”

In an atmosphere of simplicity and enthusiasm, the sisters engaged in the talks with Fr. Pat McDevitt, CM, explored the topics further through collage and creative writing with Sr. Sharon Horace, DC, worshiped joyfully and found many opportunities to share experience at table, on walks and during the evening. The daily themes – Wholeness and Holiness, Connections and Paradoxes, Witness and Ministry and Growth and Development – invited a holistic, integrated meditation on the vows in the context of our life in service in community and provided a forum for sharing our hopes, dreams, joys, sorrows, challenges, pains and times of growth.  All were encouraged and challenged.  The sisters under ten are developing a document to further share their learning, commitments and hopes going forward.