VOCATION INQUIRY TEST - MFVA - Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word

VOCATION INQUIRY FORM

If you are a young man, between the ages of 21 and 35, thinking about a vocation to the Religious Life or to the priesthood, especially as a Franciscan friar, and are interested in learning more about the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, please contact us by thoughtfully completing the following questionnaire. Our Vocation Director will follow up with you.

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Name*

First Middle Last

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

* If you live outside the United States, we encourage you to seek out a Franciscan community in your own country or region to assist you in the discernment of your vocation. At this time we are only able to accept candidates who are U.S. citizens or who have Permanent Resident (green card) status.

Phone*

Email*

Provide links to your social media accounts:*

Age*

Biological Sex at Birth*

Legal Status*

Do you have a current and valid driver’s license?*

Do you have a current and valid U.S. passport?*

Are you a practicing Catholic?*

Are you a convert to Catholicism?*

If yes, what year did you enter the Church? If no, please write in: N/A*

Are you a “revert” to Catholicism? Namely, were you ever a “fallen away” Catholic, having abandoned or lapsed in the practice of your Catholic Faith for a time and then, at some point, were invited to and/or decided to “Come Home” and return to the Church?*

When did you receive the Sacrament of Baptism*

When did you receive the Sacrament of Confirmation*

Name of your current parish (please include City, State)*

Areas of involement in the life of your parish.*

Which vocation or way of life are you most attracted to and believe that God may be calling you to?*

How long have you been discerning a call to the Priesthood/Religious Life?*

How did you hear about the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word?*

I met one/some of the friars in person

The friars’ website and/or social media

The EWTN website and/or social media

Watching the televised Mass on EWTN

Parent or grandparent

Priest or spiritual director

Friend or mentor

Other

Have you contacted and/or visited other Religious Communities, dioceses, seminaries, or have you attended any discernment retreats?*

If yes, please list the name of the Community, diocese, seminary and/or retreat. If no, please write in: N/A.*

Have you ever attended a diocesan or religious seminary before? If so, where and what years? Also, please indicate if you were asked to leave the seminary, and why. Or if you left the seminary voluntarily, what were your reasons for leaving? If these questions do not apply to you, please write in: N/A.*

Have you ever entered a Religious Community or Society of Apostolic Life before? If so, please provide the name of the community/society, the dates that you were with them and whether you left as a postulant, novice, temporary professed or perpetually professed member. Also, please indicate if you were dismissed from the community/society, and why. Or if you decided to leave the community/society voluntarily, what were your reasons for leaving? If these questions do not apply to you, please write in: N/A.*

Do you have a regular Spiritual Director?*

On average, how often do you go to the Sacrament of Confession?*

How often do you attend Holy Mass?*

Do you pray the Rosary?*

Do you have an opportunity to spend time in Eucharistic Adoration (with the Blessed Sacrament either exposed in the monstrance or reserved in the tabernacle)?*

Do you spend time in prayer and spiritual reading?*

Have you or your family regularly attended the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form) or ever been part of the Traditional Latin Mass movement(s)?*

Have you or your family regularly attended the divine liturgy of an Eastern-Rite Catholic Church (Maronite, Melkite, Byzantine, Chaldean, Ruthenian, Syro Malabar, Syro Malankara, etc.)?

Have you or your family regularly taken part in the divine liturgy of an Eastern Orthodox Church?*

What is the status of your parents?*

How many brothers do you have?*

How many sisters do you have?*

Where are you in the birth order?*

Are you or any of your siblings alienated from one or both of your parents, or from the family*

Are you alienated from any of your siblings?*

Are you currently dating?*

If no, when did you last date or approximately when did your last relationship end?*

Have you ever proposed marriage or been engaged to be married?*

Have you every been married?*

If yes, please list the date(s) of the marriage(s). If no, please write in: N/A.*

Do you have any dependents (children, parents, etc.)?*

If yes, please explain. If no, please write in: N/A.*

Do you believe you are prepared to enter into and remain committed to a life of celibate chastity?*

What are your current living arrangements?*

Do you have any personal or educational debt?*

If yes, please explain (student loans, credit card debt, mortgage, etc.) and the approximate dollar amount. If no, please write in: N/A.*

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?*

Where did you receive your primary/elementary education?*

Where did you receive your high school/secondary education?*

How would you describe your academic performance in high school?*

What year did you graduate from high school or complete the GED?*

What individual or team sports have you competed in during high school, college or as a young adult (school athletic programs, city/neighborhood leagues, club sports, etc.)?*

What extracurricular activities have you been involved with during high school, college or as a young adult?*

List the names (include City, State) of any college, university, community college, vocational school, certificate program, correspondence course, online course, distance learning program, college seminary, major seminary or institution of higher learning that you have attended since high school. Also, please indicate the years that you attended (for example, 2022-2024). If this question does not apply to you, please write in: N/A.*

Have you completed a college degree(s)?*

If yes, please identify the degree, field of study/major, institution and year of completion. (e.g. B.A. in English Literature from Mount St. Mary’s University, 2024). If no, please write in: N/A.*

If you have not completed a college degree, have you done any course work at the college/university level?*

If yes, please indicate the number of college credits completed. If no, please write in: N/A.*

What musical instruments do you play, or have you played in the past?*

How would you rank your proficiency in Spanish, as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)?*

Are you able to read or speak any languages other than English and/or Spanish?*

What is your current employment status?*

List place(s) of employment over the past five years (include dates & brief job description).*

Did you have a part-time job and/or summer job while in high school and/or college?*

Have you ever been fired from a job?*

Have you ever served in the Armed Forces?*

If yes, what branch of the military?*

Please indicate your years of service and the date of your discharge. If this question does not apply to you, please write in: N/A.*

What was the status of your discharge?*

Have you ever seriously considered, explored or applied for military service but changed your mind, were not accepted, etc.?*

List any volunteer or service opportunities you have participated in during your teens and/or adult life, such as caring for the poor in a homeless shelter or food kitchen, visiting the homebound or the elderly in nursing homes, working with young people in an after-school program or summer camp, serving the immigrant community, participating in prison ministry, taking part in programs like/similar to Habitat for Humanity, Peace Corps, FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students), NET (National Evangelization Team), etc.*

Have you taken the opportunity to commit time to the Pro-Life movement, such as praying outside of an abortion mill, sidewalk counseling, volunteering in a crisis pregnancy center, attending the March for Life, participating in a Forty Days for Life vigil, etc.?*

What is your approximate rate of screen time per day (television, streaming, internet, social media, gaming, etc.)?*

Approximately, how many hours do you spend on gaming per week?*

Do you have any pets?*

Do you exercise or work out?*

What do you do for exercise?*

Do you have active health insurance coverage?*

What is the general state of your health?*

Do you have a primary care physician and, on average, how often do you see him/her in the office or via telemedicine?*

Do you visit the dentist for routine cleaning, a checkup and preventative care?*

Do you see an optometrist for a comprehensive eye exam?*

Do you see any professional medical specialists (allergist, cardiologist, dermatologist, endocrinologist, ENT, gastroenterologist, immunologist, neurologist, oncologist, orthopedist, etc.)?*

Are you currently receiving physical therapy, or being treated by a sports medicine physician?*

Have you ever, in the past, received physical therapy or been under the care of a sports medicine physician?*

Do you see a chiropractor?*

Have you ever sustained a concussion(s)?*

Do you have any health conditions?*

Are you presently taking any prescription medications?*

If yes, please list the medication(s), how long you have been using the medication, and the purpose for use. If no, please write in: N/A*

Please list any vitamins or supplements that you take, your reason for using them, and the regularity with which you take them (daily, several times per week, weekly, occasionally). If no, please write in: N/A*

Do you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions?*

If yes, please list or explain. If no, please write in: N/A*

Do you smoke or use tobacco products?*

Have you smoked or used tobacco products in the past?*

Do you vape?*

Have you vaped or used nicotine products in the past?*

Have you used marijuana or other cannabis related products (gummies, edibles, CBD, patches, topicals, etc.) for medicinal or recreational purposes?*

Do you drink alcohol (beer, wine, liquor)?*

Is there a history of alcoholism, alcohol abuse or drug addiction in your family (parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts/uncles)?*

Have you ever abused alcohol?*

Have you ever struggled with an addiction to alcohol?

Have you ever abused illegal or prescription drugs?*

Have you every struggled with an addiction to illegal or prescription drugs?*

Do you gamble and/or bet on sports?*

Have you ever struggled with addictive behavior related to gambling or sports betting?*

Have you ever incurred debt from gambling and/or sports betting?*

Have you ever attended a 12-Step program or a rehabilitation program for any sort of addiction (alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, shopping, sex, etc.)?*

Have you ever sought the assistance of a mental health professional (psychologist, psychiatrist, etc.) or been in counseling?*

Have you ever been diagnosed with a mental health disorder (bipolar, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.)?*

Have you ever been professionally diagnosed as ADD or ADHD?*

Have you ever used behavioral drugs or mood-altering medications (for ADD, ADHD, bipolar, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.)?*

Have you ever attempted suicide or struggled with suicidal ideation?*

Have you ever engaged in “cutting” or self-injury as an adolescent or young adult?*

Have you ever been the victim of bullying?*

Have you ever been the victim of physical abuse?*

Have you ever endured emotional or psychological abuse?*

Have you ever suffered from spiritual abuse?*

Have you ever been the victim of sexual abuse, boundary violations or inappropriate sexual behavior?*

Have you ever experienced same-sex attraction?*

Have you ever experienced gender dysphoria?*

Have you ever been overweight or struggled with obesity?*

Have you ever struggled with or been diagnosed as having an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)?*

Have you ever experienced or been professionally diagnosed with “Muscle Dysmorphia,” sometimes referred to as ‘bigorexia?” (Muscle Dysmorphia is characterized by excessive and compulsive exercise/weight training, a belief that one is insufficiently muscular, and an obsession with muscle mass, size and leanness).*

Do you have or have you ever had a tattoo(s)?*

If yes, when did you get the tattoo(s) (how old were you), what is the nature of each tattoo and where is each tattoo located? If no, please write in: N/A.*

Do you have or have you ever had any body piercings?*

If yes, when did you get it/them (how old were you), and where on your person? If no, please write in: N/A.*

Do you have a criminal record of any kind?*

Have you ever been arrested, taken into custody or detained by law enforcement?*

Have you ever been criminally charged or formally indicted for a felony or misdemeanor?

Have you ever been convicted or sentenced for any crime?*

Please upload a recent photograph of yourself.*

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