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Each of us, for at least a period in our lives, lives as a single person. When does that singleness become a vocation? It can be in response to a clear or, more often, subtle call from God in which there is a movement away from exploring opportunities for marriage, priesthood, or religious life to embracing one's singleness as a life choice. Traditionally, single persons tend to be thought of as people who have never married and have no children. However, people can also be single because of separation, divorce, and widowhood; they may or may not be parents. Some would also include those who live alone and are solely responsible for daily decision-making. Each way of being single has its own needs and issues. There is very little written about the spirituality of the single life and very little of the symbolism and public ritual associated with marriage, priesthood, and religious life. What might be meaningful in the single life as vocation? Single life witnesses to an incompleteness with which we all live. Simple and moral single living is a witness in a world that places so much emphasis on relationships. At its best, it is about living in the present, developing God-given gifts and talents, and being continually transformed into the person that God has created us to be. Single life is about living this life to its fullest while recognizing that only God can bring us to ultimate fulfillment. Bonnie Thiele Stories Honoring the Single Vocation | |||||||||||||
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