Profiles in Courage
This section of the Vocations Ireland website offers stories of those who discerned their vocation and answered God's call. We hope you'll find it will be both informative and inspiring. We are always looking out for vocation stories to add to this section and will add new ones on a regular basis. If you you know a person in the Religious life who has inspired you, perhaps suggest to them to offer their story here.
Sr. Avril O'Regan: What led me to join La Retraite?
Sr. Avril O'Regan, Vocation Director for the La Retraite Sisters
Standing in a school assembly, out of the blue, I wondered, ‘Could I be a nun?’ I didn’t think much of it then... I finished school and went to College abroad. Leaving home and getting used to a new culture all took energy and I found myself in a religious minority with some students eager to know why Catholics believe what they do. It brought me to look anew at my faith and to want to know more...
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Teresa Dunphy
First Profession with the Dominican Contemplatives
My name is Teresa Dunphy. I am 29 years old and I entered the monastery 3 years ago, when I was 26 and on the 29th of June 2008 I had the joy of making my first profession.
After College I worked in an Accountancy Firm, in Tax Consultancy and qualified as a Chartered Accountant shortly before I entered here...