Pints With Aquinas Do THIS to Hear God's Will For Your Life | Ft. Sr. Mary Rachel Capets | Last Call Ep. 6
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Mar 19, 2026 Sr. Mary Rachel Capets, a Dominican sister active in retreat ministry, offers guidance on discernment and religious vocation. She discusses how God often calls through relationships and scripture. Practical steps like prayer, taking the next right step, visiting communities, and healing wounds before vows are highlighted. The conversation also touches on restlessness as a prompt and handling unsupportive parents.
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Stop Walking Two Paths At Once
- Get clear by asking whether you're turning toward a good gift or away from fear, and stop trying to walk two paths at once.
- Matt's friend advised him: God won't speak incomprehensibly, investigate noises of attraction, and don't split yourself between vocations.
Discern In The Present Not By Preoccupation
- Root discernment in the present moment: stay attentive now because the present is where grace and guidance happen.
- Jacques Philippe's counsel is cited: never lose interior peace while discerning God's will.
Ask What You Really Want
- Test motives by asking what you genuinely want and whether a choice is to gain a good or avoid fear; talk with a trusted, objective friend.
- Use prayer and honest questions to distinguish fear-based avoidance from attraction to a vocation.
