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In the News: Siblings Say Their Call to Religious Vocation Finds Strong Family Support

Deb Wagner
Catholic News Service

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Seminarian David Langford of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., visits his biological sister, Dominican Sister Lucia Marie of the Visitation in the visitors' parlor at her first profession ceremony March 14, 2020. The counter that separates them is a reminder of where the contemplative life of a nun in the convent begins and ends. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy David Langford via Today's Catholic.)

Siblings who feel called by God to religious vocations often say the call was distinctly individualized, but they are grateful for the support they received in their discernment from their biological brothers and sisters.

Having a sibling who understands what it means to live and serve within a vocation to others is helpful.

While their parents made choices to raise them in the Catholic faith and support them in their vocation choices, several siblings in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend say they never felt pressured to pursue a religious vocation, even in the case where a sister or brother did.

Read more for the story of seminarian David Langford, a first theologian from the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and his sister, Dominican Sister Lucia Marie of the Visitation.

Deb Wagner
Catholic News Service