Summer Program

Is your PDA overflowing with appointments and events this
summer? Work, weddings, family vacations, ballgames, business
trips...it seems to never stop.

Maybe you need some time and space away from the pace of your
everyday life, an alternative vacation. Time to learn how to
discern and how to listen -- to yourself, and to God.

Every summer, Catholics On Call hosts an annual week-long
program at Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in Chicago. This
experience is designed for women and men (ages 18 to 30) who may be
thinking about a life of service in the Church as a lay minister,
religious sister or brother, or priest, and those who are undecided
and want guidance in determining how God is calling them. When is the
summer program being held?

• Pray together, share your stories, dreams, and
  concerns, and enjoy the company of like-minded young adults.
• Hear nationally-known
  speakers offer insights about how to listen to God’s call in our lives.
• Meet outstanding church
  ministers who share the stories of their service and how they came to hear
  God’s call.
• Learn discernment skills and different styles of
  prayer.

The summer program provides a relaxed, comfortable environment
for your personal discernment. It won’t be an experience of
recruitment to any church group or community. Rather, it is a
chance to listen to the voice of God, as God speaks within you and
through others.

Days of Reflection

You are also invited to join with peers and mentors in days of
reflection during the year after their summer program. These days
will provide further integration of the summer experience and
assistance with the ongoing discernment of God’s call in your
life.