"When James Schloegel took his vows as an Augustinian friar this summer, he knelt before the altar in a Chicago church, surrounded by friends, family, and fellow friars. At 32, he had spent years discerning his calling to religious life a journey rooted in prayer, spiritual study, and community. "I, James Michael Schloegel, led by the Holy Spirit, declare my intention to follow Jesus Christ more closely," he said during the ceremony, "and to give a fuller expression of my baptismal consecration.""
"Schloegel is one of three men who formally entered the U.S. province of the Order of St. Augustin, known as the Augustinians, in recent months. And he is part of a noticeable uptick in interest in the small Roman Catholic religious order a trend sparked, in part, by the election earlier in May of Pope Leo XIV, the first North American pontiff and the first Augustinian to lead the global Church."
James Schloegel, 32, took vows as an Augustinian friar in Chicago after years of discernment rooted in prayer, spiritual study, and community. He declared his intention to follow Jesus Christ more closely and to give fuller expression to his baptismal consecration. Schloegel is one of three men recently entering the U.S. province of the Order of St. Augustin amid increased interest following the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first North American and first Augustinian pope. The Augustinians number fewer than 3,000 friars worldwide. Schloegel described a yearning for deeper purpose, the appeal of vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and the importance of communal prayer and study.
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