The Family Room (The Quest)

Heather Triggs of the DeSales Secular Institute

There is a sense that all Christians are called to consecrate every aspect of their lives (family, work, leisure) to Christ and be conduits of grace, love, and mercy in a world both fallen and redeemed. Heather Triggs, a consecrated woman of the DeSales Secular Institute, gives testimony to the providential love and care of God the Father in her life, as she has come to discern, over a number of years, this vocation to “be the leaven in the world for Jesus.” (See the DeSales Secular Institute in the resources.)

Steeped in the wisdom and spirituality of St. Francis de Sales, these consecrated women share a rule of life and vows (poverty, chastity, obedience), and they live in the world. They live the consecrated life espoused to Christ Jesus, bringing His salvation and compassion into daily life. The mission of the Church is evangelization, and this vocation beautifully fulfills the Church’s mission!

Resources

• DeSales Secular Institute

• Delve into the Church’s teaching on the consecrated life: Vita Consecrata

• Inspiring books recommended in this episode are The Fulfillment of All Desire and Introduction to the Devout Life

Key Scripture

• Mt 17:4: “Lord, it is good that we are here.”

• Jn 1:3: “All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be.”