Vocation, Discernment and Discipleship

You are being called to journey along your lifelong path to where God wants you to be. This call is your vocation.

God calls each person to a life of faith and service within community. Some people receive a special invitation to live out this calling in professed religious life. Maybe you feel drawn to this life, which offers both the companionship of a supportive, family-like community and the liberation of vows of chastity, poverty and obedience.

Answering this call requires the careful and prayerful discernment of God’s will. With proper time and spiritual direction, you can find the path to which the Spirit calls you.

The Society of Saint Edmund provides a unique pathway for men within religious life, where developing a humble intimacy with God combines with creative, collaborative service among God’s people.

For more than 150 years, this congregation of Roman Catholic priests and brothers has been drawing people more fully into living as the people of God. Edmundites have been missionaries to the baptized – awakening Christians to the fullness of life in the Church.

This mission of spiritual awakening, spiritual renewal, and spiritual development goes on through pastoral ministry, educational programs, retreat work, and service among God’s people in places where the Church might not otherwise be.

At the heart of this congregation, though, is a profound dedication to following Christ. In this discipleship, Edmundites first and foremost grow ever closer to God and to serving God’s will. This radical discipleship acts as a dynamic model for people in all walks of life, drawing people toward a fuller relationship with God.

Throughout the history of the Church baptized peoples long for full communion with the Mystical Body of Christ. Edmundites call and welcome these people home to their proper place among God’s people.

In your lifetime you will witness unimaginable changes in the world as well as profound challenges to the Church both as an institution and as a community of God’s people. Will you be an agent for God’s will for the Church and the world you’re your lifetime?

As a member of the Society of Saint Edmund, you would be in the vanguard of servant-leaders who are addressing basic problems and issues of your time. Through your spirituality, your common life within the Edmundite Community, and your work in Edmundite apostolic works, you will make this world a better place and influence more lives than you could ever imagine.

Jesus extended the timeless invitation, "Come, follow me." What is your answer?