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Vocational Discernment
The Lord calls. My family responds.
Deacon Paul Ma was ordained to the permanent diaconate in the Archdiocese of Toronto in 2014. How did God call him? How did he and his family respond to God's calling?
Publish date: 2019 - 3 - 2
Brother William Ng 1: A Voice for the Vulnerable
Br. William Ng, OFM grew up in a Protestant family. He came into contact with the Catholic faith through a chance encounter and eventually joined the Order of Friars Minor. He seeks to live out the values of St. Francis of Assisi, which focus on fraternity and the minority. Fountain of Grace invites him to share his vocation journey.
Publish date: 2018 - 12 - 29
Transformed by Faith
You only live once. Is it possible to turn life around after making a terrible mistake? Hawkins, who is in his early 30s, once hit rock bottom in his early years. Through his unwavering faith in God, he has rediscovered his purpose in life.
Publish date: 2018 - 9 - 15
The Secular Way
In search of God's calling for him, Andrew Lam spent years to live in Japan so that he could listen to God more closely. Fountain of Grace invited him to share his journey of vocation discernment, as well as how lay Catholics can live consecrated lives through secular institutes.
Publish date: 2018 - 8 - 4
Finding Christ in the Eucharist
A group of youth witnesses their passion in prayer and Eucharistic adoration, their strong feelings towards the Eucharist, and their experience in building an intimate relationship with Christ and in discerning their vocation.
Publish date: 2018 - 6 - 2
Called to Street Ministry
Mildred Moy had built a successful career ever since her graduation. At some point she wanted to take her career to a new height, but she gave it up in order to start a street ministry to serve street ladies, homeless people and drug addicts. Mildred shares with us her journey of discernment.
Publish date: 2018 - 1 - 27
Pope Francis: Every vocation begins with an encounter with Jesus who gives us new joy and hope
(CNA/EWTN News) On Wednesday Pope Francis told pilgrims to ignore gloomy people that drag others down, and stressed the need to maintain a healthy dose of the joy experienced in our first encounter with Christ, which he said must serve as a constant motivation to spread the good news.
Publish date: 2017 - 8 - 30
Rev. Joseph Tham: A Vocation Story
On this week's "Love and Life", we invited Rev. Joseph Tham to discuss with us his vocation story. He speaks on how as a medical student he heard God's call, eventually deciding to respond by becoming a priest. He experienced many challenges throughout the process, but continued to trust in God, finally finding his place in life as God prepared for him.
Publish date: 2016 - 3 - 5
Wherever You Go, I May Go
In her journey of vocation discernment, Po Yee Yeung happened to visit Peru in South America, falling inexplicably in love with this country along the way. She even went as far as sacrificing all she had to move to Peru in order to continue discerning God's mission for her. Fountain of Grace will take a deeper look at Po Yee's discernment journey to help us better understand how she made this decision.
Publish date: 2015 - 12 - 12
Falling in Love with Jesus
In her faith journey, a young person who grew up in Canada began to hear a call from God. After much mental struggle, she decided to explore the path to becoming a religious sister. Fountain of Grace will give us an inside look at how Po Yee Yeung begins her process of vocational discernment.
Publish date: 2015 - 12 - 5
Fr. Denis Kong: A young people’s shepherd
On this week’s “Love and Life”, we invited Rev. Denis Kong to share with us the story of his vocational discernment. The young Fr. Kong was influenced by his teachers in elementary school, inspiring him to want to be come a teacher. His relationships with the Salesian priests and brothers, in addition to seeing how joyful they were in their interactions with the students eventually led him to walk the road of religious life. During the way he encountered many challenges and worries, but through the discernment process he was able to see and follow God's guidance, finally becoming a member of the Salesian family. Lastly, Fr. Kong also provided some discernment guidelines for young people, hoping to help them recognise God's calling for them.
Publish date: 2015 - 11 - 14
Music of the Heart – Saying Yes to God
We invited Po Yee to share with us on her composition of her song “Saying Yes to God”. She describes how on her journey of religious discernment, she was able to compose a song about responding to God's invitation, and how through this song she was able to receive the love of God, ultimately being deeply touched by His love.
Publish date: 2015 - 8 - 29
Saying Yes to God
On this week’s “Love and Life”, we invited Po Yee to share with us on her composition of her song “Saying Yes to God”. She describes how on her journey of religious discernment, she was able to compose a song about responding to God's invitation, and how through this song she was able to receive the love of God, ultimately being deeply touched by His love.
Publish date: 2015 - 8 - 29
The One
On this week’s “Love and Life”, we invited Po Yee to share with us on her composition of the song “The One”. She describes how she became closer to Jesus Christ in her vocation-discernment process and how she was able to deeply feel His love for her.
Publish date: 2015 - 4 - 18
Who is Jesus to you?
On this week’s “Love and Life”, we invited Po Yee to share with us on her composition of the song "Jesus You Are". On her journey of religious discernment, she realized she had to answer the question "Who is Jesus to you?" She found that words alone could not fully express her thoughts and feelings, so she wrote a song to express her relationship with Jesus.
Publish date: 2015 - 2 - 14
Po-Yee’s vocation story
Po Yee Yeung, a young Catholic girl from Toronto, decided to join the Servants of the Plan of God, a religious community in Peru. Before she left Toronto, she held a sharing session about her vocation discernment journey.
Publish date: 2015 - 1 - 17
Rev. Edward Chau – Never stop learning
On this week’s “Love and Life”, we invited Rev. Edward Chau to share with us on his vocational journey, his love of learning and his interest in philosophy.
Publish date: 2015 - 1 - 31
The Melody of Prayer
On this week’s “Love and Life”, we invited Po Yee to share with us on her composition of the song "Pray". She shares with us the writing process of the song, how music can be a way to express emotions, as well as how music relates to her faith. She will also talk about the beginning of her vocational discernment journey in religious life.
Publish date: 2015 - 1 - 24
Encounter in Peru (3)
On this week's "Love and Life", Fr. Francis Ching and Po Yee continue to share with us their experiences during their journey to Peru in South America. They described their experiences visiting the congregation of the "Servants of the Plan of God" and introduce this congregation to us. Fr Ching will explain the discernment process of religious life, and how can one discern one's vocation, and how to freely know oneself in order to fully live out one's life with joy.
Publish date: 2014 - 10 - 11
Brother Lucas Ho 1: In Search of Vocation
God has a plan for everyone. All of us are called to find out His plan and respond accordingly. Br. Lucas Ho, a brother from the Taizé community, resigned from his job in the 1970s and set out on a journey with an unknown destination, in the hope of finding his vocation. Fountain of Grace invited him to share with us his experience.
Publish date: 2014 - 7 - 19
You shall hear but not understand
The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will […]
Publish date: 2014 - 7 - 24
In the Face of Calumny
A demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was driven out the mute man spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the prince of demons.” Jesus went around to all the […]
Publish date: 2014 - 7 - 8
The Proof of Holiness
Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons […]
Publish date: 2014 - 6 - 26
Schadenfreude
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and […]
Publish date: 2014 - 6 - 17
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