One of the primary purposes of household life is to discern a vocation and career. Throughout their participation in the program, household members take time to pray into and discern how God is calling them to put their love of Him and others into practice.

Prayer is the backbone of all household life. Household members are expected to pray regularly through two key rhythms:

• House Prayer Monday through Friday, praying Morning Prayer from the Breviary

• Personal Prayer every day, usually with Scripture

Discipleship is an undertaking that occurs primarily in the context of community. All household members are expected to invest in their household relationships in a few key ways:

• Weekly House Time (3-4 hours)

• 1on1 relationship building through conversation and fun activities

• Intentional conflict resolution

• Chores, meals, and shared upkeep of the house

For the purpose of relationship building, all household members are expected to share and split the cost of groceries and other household supplies.

Ongoing formation and mentorship helps to guide household members. We provide formation and mentorship in a few key ways:

• An opening and closing weekend retreat (and a midyear evening retreat)

• Monthly 1on1s with an assigned mentor from the broader Catholic community

• Monthly formation nights (replacing house time for that week)

• Tools and resources for living the Liturgical year together

Ultimately, our hope is that participation in household life would be a springboard into participation in Parish Life. For that reason, there are a few commitments household members keep to help them integrate into a local Parish community:

• Weekly attendance at Holy Mass, in the same Parish most weeks

• Monthly confession

• Participation at least monthly in a Parish ministry of the member's choosing