What is your “mission”? The formal church term would be, apostolate. You probably recognize the name “apostle.” It means “missionary” and apostolate is the mission of the missionary. As Christians we tend to think of the missionary as the person who goes off to a distant place to proclaim the Gospel. That is certainly correct but it’s too narrow. Every Christian is a missionary in the proper sense. This calling came with your baptism and was strengthened by the Holy Spirit in your Confirmation. It might help to use an analogy used by St. Paul in the Bible. He says we are ambassadors for Christ. Our lives are intended to reflect Christ in all that we say and do. So, our mission or apostolate begins very close to home, in fact in our home. For example, if you are a husband or wife, you are obligated by your office of spouse to reflect Christ to your beloved. If you are a mother or father, you are obligated to be a Christlike parent. If you are a son or daughter, you are obligated to Christlike honor of you parents, regardless of age. We can go on to all other family designation and from there to teacher-student, boss-employee, neighbor, etc. etc. You get the picture. Every Christian’s mission field begin with the person closest to them at any given moment. But what about beyond that? For every Christian there is something a step beyond that they are called to do. Have you prayed about this? There is always something more the Lord is calling us to in our personal walk with Him. In terms of the Faith, what bothers you? What gets your attention and grabs your thoughts and causes you to ponder? Then ask the Lord if there is something he wants you to do? Prayer is the first step followed by action. Yours in Christ our Lord, Fr. Sid.