Some people know from an early age what they want to do with their lives. Others need time to think about it, talk to people and pray about it. 

Ask yourself this: Is God calling me to live a life for him? Do I have a feeling deep inside that makes me think maybe, just maybe, I need to be helping God’s people as a religious person? If your answer is “Yes,” then don’t you owe it to yourself to experience a discernment process to determine if that is, indeed, a call to religious life? 

There are many options available to people who feel they are called to consecrated life. For women you can be a religious sister or nun. For men you can be a priest, deacon, brother, monk or friar.

To learn more about your options and to find out how to discern what you are being called to, please click the link for the Des Moines Diocese Religious Vocation site.