Tests

Try the Vocations Anonymous Test
Take the Celibacy Quiz

Vocations Anonymous Test

Simply check all statements that apply to you.

1. Do you find your weekly ministry more life-giving and energizing than your 40-hour work week?
2. Do you hide vocation literature under your bed or away in your closet?
3. Do you feel called to give more or be more?
4. Does the idea of becoming a brother, sister, or priest keeping coming back time and time again?
5. Does your relationship with God sustain you, enliven you, invigorate you in such a way that you want to share the Good News with others?
6. Do you long for "MORE"?
7. Do you have a sneaking suspicion that you are on the brink of a major life decision?
8. Are you afraid to tell friends and family that you are thinking about a Church vocation?
9. Do you feel a recurring tug in your heart to serve others more?

If you checked three or more of the statements above, then you may have a vocation to the priesthood or religious life!

Take the Celibacy Quiz

by Sister Kathy Bryant, R.S.C.

To test your ability to live successfully as a celibate, answer yes or no to the following statements:

• Yes or No I have close friends. Some of my friends are my peers (around my own age, similar education, and social circle).
• I have a life! Yes or No
• I can enjoy time alone. Yes or No
• I can set limits. Yes or No
• I have a personal relationship with God and spend time in prayer. Yes or No
• I can say no. Yes or No
• I am willing to love those no one else will love. Yes or No
• I don't need to satisfy my own needs immediately. Yes or No
• I can delay gratification. Yes or No
• My social circle is a mix of men and women. Yes or No
• My prayer life supports my struggle to be chaste (not chased!). Yes or No
• I know how to be intimate without being active sexually. Yes or No
• I have made and kept commitments in my life. Yes or No
• I can be honest, down to earth, realistic, joyful, and warm (though not all at the same time; no one is perfect!). Yes or No
• Most of the time I am comfortable with my own body and emotions. Yes or No

Information on this page is courtesy:
www.ncdvd.org and
National Religious Vocation Conference