The Transitional Single Vocation

So, this is my new blog, in which I will extend to you my adventures as I live out the transitional single vocation.

What is the transitional single vocation? Well, first off, I'm using the word in a Catholic sense. For Catholics, a vocation is how we are called to live out God's plan for us. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says:

"The vocation of humanity is to show forth the image of God and to be transformed into the image of the Father's only Son. This vocation takes a personal form since each of us is called to enter into the divine beatitude; it also concerns the human community as a whole."

Important thing about vocations--we each have one! How cool is that? Well, it's pretty cool until you have to figure it out. Or you are waiting to live it out. Or something like. For Catholics, there are three vocations: priesthood/religious life, married life, and the single life.

The priesthood is for men who wish to serve the Church--after the Sacrament of Holy Orders, priests are able to say the Mass and bring us the Eucharist (the Body and Blood of Christ). The religious life is another way in which men or women serve Christ and His Church in a special way. The married life and the single life are pretty self explanatory.

So what is the Transitional Single Vocation (TSV)? Well, it's what I like to call myself. I don't have a calling to be a religious sister in the Church; in fact, I know that I'm supposed to be married! That's my vocation. Alas, I'm missing a critical piece--the man I'm supposed to marry. I'm sure there are a lot of you out there, single and waiting to be married. This blog is my attempt to chronicle the adventures of my living of the TSV!