Chris Stefanick Catholic Show How to Identify Your Gifts to Live Out Your Calling with Dr. Bob Rice
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Nov 11, 2025 Dr. Bob Rice, a joy-filled deacon and professor at Franciscan University, dives into discovering unique charisms and living out your vocation. He emphasizes that your calling starts now, exploring how holiness doesn't equate to boredom. Bob shares practical insights on discernment using the 'gift card' analogy and redefines family as a religious order with its own mission. He clarifies the role of deacons and their service in the community, illuminating how recognising your gifts can lead to true joy and fulfillment in life.
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Go Inward To Find Your Gifts
- Go inward to discover who God made you to be, not as narcissism but as self-discovery.
- Let spiritual writers' teaching guide you to recognize God dwelling within your unique interior castle.
Choosing Marriage With God Present
- Bob recounts discerning marriage when God asked, 'Do you want her to be?' instead of giving a dramatic sign.
- That ownership made saying yes stronger and more freely chosen with God present.
Deacon: In The Person Of The Servant
- A priest acts in persona Christi capitis (Christ the head) while a deacon acts in persona Christi diaconoi (Christ the servant).
- The Last Supper's foot-washing and consecration reveal this distinct, complementary role.
