I am so grateful to have had the chance to attend a Fiat Discernment Retreat and experience what the young women who attend are being offered by such a retreat. I was interested when I first learned about Fiat Ministries because it seemed like there was a real emphasis on relationship and the opportunity to connect with others, and no sense of seeing discernment and the question of vocation as a problem to solve or a checklist to follow. I heard from many of the young women on the retreat in Atlanta, how much they appreciated not feeling pressured. What I loved about it as a religious Sister was the way the retreat has something for everyone – regardless of where women are in discernment or what each one’s different personality is – and that it builds a foundation from which all discernment can take place. There is time for silent prayer, liturgy, small groups, one-on-one time, vocation stories, communal prayer, talks. The days are full but not frantic and I think each women felt like she had a chance to not only make new friends and get to know the Sisters, but also to have deeper conversations if they wanted to.