{"id":213494,"date":"2025-03-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/?p=213494"},"modified":"2025-03-18T10:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T09:19:33","slug":"youtube-preot-vocatie-stephen-sharpe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/youtube-preot-vocatie-stephen-sharpe\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube, unde \u0218tefan a devenit preot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\"Pe YouTube i-am auzit pe atei sus\u021bin\u00e2nd c\u0103 cre\u0219tinismul nu are nicio baz\u0103 logic\u0103 \u0219i mi-am dat seama c\u0103 nu cuno\u0219team elementele fundamentale pentru a-mi ap\u0103ra credin\u021ba. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STEPHEN SHARPE A SIM\u021aIT PUTERNIC CHEMAREA LA PREO\u021aIE ????????\u271d\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nmNDxCQDlJc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Sharpe este un t\u00e2n\u0103r religios din Maryland, SUA. S-a n\u0103scut pe 5 ianuarie 1994. Dup\u0103 ce a studiat la Universitatea Loyola din Maryland<em> <\/em>\u0219i lucr\u00e2nd \u00eentr-o companie de tehnologie militar\u0103, a descoperit c\u0103 adev\u0103rata sa voca\u021bie nu era \u00een lumea secular\u0103, ci \u00een slujba lui Dumnezeu. \u00cen timpul unui program de studii \u00een Spania, a cunoscut comunitatea Slujitorilor lui Dumnezeu. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hogardelamadre.org\/es\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hogardelamadre.org\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casa mamei<\/a> \u0219i, \u00een timpul unei retrageri, a sim\u021bit puternic chemarea la preo\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ast\u0103zi, el este membru al acestei comunit\u0103\u021bi de \u0219apte ani, d\u0103ruindu-se complet lui Dumnezeu \u0219i preg\u0103tindu-se s\u0103 devin\u0103 preot la <a href=\"https:\/\/es.pusc.it\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/es.pusc.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universitatea Pontifical\u0103 a Sfintei Cruci<\/a> (PUSC), la Roma, unde studiaz\u0103 primul ciclu al propedeuticului bienal de filosofie, \u00eenainte de a intra \u00een primul ciclu de teologie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-hermano-gemelo.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213495\" style=\"width:654px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-hermano-gemelo.webp 910w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-hermano-gemelo-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-hermano-gemelo-150x97.webp 150w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-hermano-gemelo-768x495.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-hermano-gemelo-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Face\u021bi cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103 cu Stephen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Numele lui este fratele Stephen Sharpe, are 31 de ani (n\u0103scut \u00een 1994) \u0219i este din Maryland, SUA. Face parte dintr-o comunitate religioas\u0103 numit\u0103 Slujitorii C\u0103minului Maicii Domnului (Servants of the Home of the Mother). Face parte din C\u0103min de 7 ani \u0219i, \u00een acest timp, a avut ocazia s\u0103 lucreze cu tineri \u00een Irlanda, Statele Unite \u0219i Spania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El este profund recunosc\u0103tor Funda\u021biei CARF pentru c\u0103 i-a oferit oportunitatea de a-\u0219i \u00eencepe studiile la PUSC, unde se preg\u0103te\u0219te intelectual pentru a deveni preot. \u00ce\u0219i iube\u0219te voca\u021bia de slujitor \u0219i a\u0219teapt\u0103 cu ner\u0103bdare s\u0103 slujeasc\u0103 \u00eentr-o zi Biserica ca preot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are un frate geam\u0103n care \u00eei este \u0219i cel mai bun prieten. Acesta s-a c\u0103s\u0103torit recent \u0219i sunt \u00eenc\u0103 foarte apropia\u021bi, \u00een ciuda distan\u021bei. De asemenea, are un frate mai mare care a\u0219teapt\u0103 prima sa fiic\u0103. Mama lor, care i-a crescut \u00een credin\u021b\u0103, i-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat prin exemplul ei importan\u021ba de a-L pune pe Dumnezeu \u00een centrul vie\u021bii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00cendoielile adolescen\u021bilor, YouTube \u0219i dorin\u021ba de a crede \u00een Dumnezeu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen timpul adolescen\u021bei, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 simt\u0103 o sete profund\u0103 pentru o \u00een\u021belegere mai profund\u0103 a existen\u021bei sale. \u00centreb\u0103rile existen\u021biale au \u00eenceput s\u0103-l tulbure \u0219i t\u00e2njea dup\u0103 r\u0103spunsuri. \u00cen jurul v\u00e2rstei de 15 sau 16 ani, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se \u00eentrebe: \"...care este sensul vie\u021bii?<strong>Care este sensul vie\u021bii mele, de ce sunt aici, de unde \u0219tiu c\u0103 Dumnezeu exist\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat?<\/strong>\"\u00centr-o zi, \u00een timp ce se afla pe YouTube, i-a auzit pe atei ridiculiz\u00e2nd cre\u0219tinismul \u0219i sus\u021bin\u00e2nd c\u0103 acesta nu are nicio baz\u0103 logic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LoughDerg3.jpg\" alt=\"stephen-sharpe-youtube-preot-vocatie\" class=\"wp-image-214114\" style=\"width:653px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LoughDerg3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LoughDerg3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LoughDerg3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LoughDerg3-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Atunci \u0219i-a dat seama c\u0103 nu cuno\u0219tea elementele fundamentale ale ap\u0103r\u0103rii credin\u021bei sale \u0219i c\u0103, dac\u0103 nu \u00eencepea s\u0103 se educe intelectual, risca s\u0103 o piard\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Aceast\u0103 realizare m-a stimulat s\u0103 ac\u021bionez: am \u00eenceput s\u0103 citesc Biblia, c\u0103r\u021bi de apologetic\u0103, s\u0103 urm\u0103resc discu\u021bii pe YouTube \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 rog mai profund, cer\u00e2ndu-i lui Dumnezeu s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 ghideze prin confuzia mea\", spune Stephen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen aceast\u0103 perioad\u0103, el a devenit din ce \u00een ce mai convins c\u0103 credin\u021ba \u00een existen\u021ba lui Dumnezeu era \u00eentr-adev\u0103r o pozi\u021bie logic\u0103. Nu a fost niciodat\u0103 ateu, dar convingerea sa \u00een existen\u021ba lui Dumnezeu a devenit mai ferm\u0103. \"C\u00e2nd s-a produs aceast\u0103 schimbare, \u00eemi amintesc c\u0103 am sim\u021bit dorin\u021ba de a deveni preot. Aceast\u0103 dorin\u021b\u0103 a pus st\u0103p\u00e2nire pe inima mea \u0219i nu a mai plecat. Ra\u021bionamentul meu era simplu: dac\u0103 Dumnezeu exist\u0103, atunci cel mai semnificativ lucru pe care \u00eel pot face este s\u0103 tr\u0103iesc complet pentru El, ca preot. Cu toate acestea, am p\u0103strat aceast\u0103 dorin\u021b\u0103 \u00een secret \u0219i nu am ac\u021bionat imediat \u00een consecin\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-Sharp-Sacerdote.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213502\" style=\"width:584px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-Sharp-Sacerdote.webp 900w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-Sharp-Sacerdote-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-Sharp-Sacerdote-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-Sharp-Sacerdote-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stephen-Sharp-Sacerdote-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dup\u0103 absolvirea liceului, a urmat cursurile Universit\u0103\u021bii Loyola din Maryland, unde a studiat afaceri interna\u021bionale. A lucrat ca stagiar la Textron, o companie american\u0103 de tehnologie militar\u0103 specializat\u0103 \u00een avioane f\u0103r\u0103 pilot pentru uz militar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen ciuda acestor realiz\u0103ri, exista o voce \u00een interiorul s\u0103u care \u00eei spunea c\u0103 locul s\u0103u nu este \u00een acea lume. \"Inima mea t\u00e2njea dup\u0103 altceva: voiam s\u0103 m\u0103 d\u0103ruiesc complet lui Dumnezeu, nu lucrurilor din aceast\u0103 lume. Dorin\u021ba de a fi preot a continuat s\u0103 creasc\u0103 \u0219i, dup\u0103 patru ani, a devenit imposibil de ignorat\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spania \u0219i servitorii din gospod\u0103ria mamei<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O oportunitate de studiu \u00een Spania a devenit providen\u021bial\u0103 pentru \u00eent\u00e2lnirea cu Slujitorii C\u0103minului Maicii Domnului, o comunitate de seminari\u0219ti \u0219i preo\u021bi care primesc ajutor de la Funda\u021bia CARF sub form\u0103 de burse par\u021biale de studiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slujitorii C\u0103minului Maicii Domnului sunt o comunitate religioas\u0103 n\u0103scut\u0103 sub inspira\u021bia Evangheliei \u0219i a carismei fondatorului s\u0103u, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hogardelamadre.org\/es\/quienes-somos\/fundador\/biografia\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hogardelamadre.org\/es\/quienes-somos\/fundador\/biografia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dl Rafael Alonso<\/a>. Ei se simt ale\u0219i de Dumnezeu prin Fecioara Maria \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i tr\u0103iesc spiritualitatea cu o puternic\u0103 identificare cu Isus Hristos, f\u0103c\u00e2nd din sufletele lor un sanctuar exclusiv pentru Dumnezeu. Voca\u021bia lor se bazeaz\u0103 pe fidelitatea fa\u021b\u0103 de Pap\u0103, Tradi\u021bie \u0219i Magisteriul Bisericii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Via\u021ba lor graviteaz\u0103 \u00een jurul Euharistiei, s\u0103rb\u0103torind zilnic Sf\u00e2nta Liturghie \u0219i dedic\u00e2nd timp adora\u021biei. Ei practic\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea, peniten\u021ba \u0219i <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/es\/misterios-dolorosos-del-santo-rosario\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/es\/misterios-dolorosos-del-santo-rosario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recitarea rozariului<\/a>Ei caut\u0103 sfin\u021benia \u0219i unirea cu Dumnezeu. De asemenea, ei urmeaz\u0103 o via\u021b\u0103 comunitar\u0103 bazat\u0103 pe fraternitate \u0219i ascultare, sub \u00eendrumarea Duhului Sf\u00e2nt \u0219i protec\u021bia Fecioarei Maria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Misiunea sa este de a <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/es\/servir-a-la-iglesia\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/es\/servir-a-la-iglesia\/\">\u00een slujba Bisericii<\/a> cu bucurie \u0219i iubire dezinteresat\u0103 \u0219i sunt foarte activi pe re\u021belele sociale, \u00een special pe YouTube, unde au mai multe canale \u0219i produc\u021bii audiovizuale \u00een diferite limbi, printre care <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cosascatolicas\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cosascatolicas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lucruri catolice<\/a>unde \u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103 prezinte Evanghelia \u00eentr-un mod care s\u0103 atrag\u0103 tinerii, r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd \u00een acela\u0219i timp fideli doctrinei Bisericii Catolice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"\u00cent\u00e2lnirea cu Slujitorii a fost un har. Am avut ocazia s\u0103 studiez \u00een Spania, datorit\u0103 unui program al universit\u0103\u021bii mele. Locuiam \u00een Alcal\u00e1 de Henares, unde eram implicat \u00een grupul local de tineri \u0219i participam zilnic la Liturghie. \u00centr-o zi, \u00een timpul slujbei, am \u00eent\u00e2lnit un grup de surori, fra\u021bi \u0219i preo\u021bi care f\u0103ceau parte dintr-o comunitate numit\u0103 Hogar de la Madre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Autenticitatea, integritatea \u0219i zelul lor m-au impresionat profund. Unul dintre fra\u021bi m-a invitat la o retragere de weekend de exerci\u021bii spirituale, dup\u0103 metoda Sf\u00e2ntului Igna\u021biu de Loyola, condus\u0103 de superiorul general, Don Felix Lopez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acea retragere a devenit cea mai profund\u0103 experien\u021b\u0103 spiritual\u0103 din via\u021ba sa. \"Am fost cople\u0219it. Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce meditam la via\u021ba Domnului nostru, inima mea absorbea adev\u0103rurile credin\u021bei ca \u0219i cum le-a\u0219 fi auzit pentru prima dat\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Captura.3.jpg\" alt=\"stephen-sharpe-youtube-preot-vocatie\" class=\"wp-image-214113\" style=\"width:534px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Captura.3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Captura.3-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Captura.3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dup\u0103 pensionare, s-a \u00eentors \u00een Statele Unite pentru a-\u0219i termina studiile universitare, dar nu mai era la fel. Descoperise ceea ce c\u0103utase toat\u0103 via\u021ba: plin\u0103tatea adev\u0103rului. Dup\u0103 mult discern\u0103m\u00e2nt, a decis s\u0103 lase totul, cariera universitar\u0103, cariera profesional\u0103, \u021bara sa \u0219i s\u0103 se al\u0103ture Casei Mamei, dedic\u00e2ndu-\u0219i via\u021ba \u00een \u00eentregime lui Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preo\u021bia, o voca\u021bie care nu vine u\u0219or<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A fi preot nu este o voca\u021bie u\u0219oar\u0103, dar este rezultatul unei lupte interioare profunde \u0219i al credin\u021bei \u00een Dumnezeu:<strong> \"iubirea lui Iisus este secretul adev\u0103ratei fericiri\".<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La \u00eenceput, nu a fost u\u0219or. De\u0219i sim\u021bea chemarea de a fi preot, \u0218tefan a trebuit s\u0103 \u00eenfrunte multe lupte interioare. De fapt, a fost nevoie de un mare salt psihologic \u0219i spiritual pentru a se g\u00e2ndi m\u0103car s\u0103 se al\u0103ture acestei comunit\u0103\u021bi. Dar cu c\u00e2t se ruga mai mult, cu at\u00e2t vedea mai clar c\u0103 Dumnezeu \u00eel chema \u00eentr-adev\u0103r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"\u0218apte ani mai t\u00e2rziu, pot spune sincer c\u0103 ace\u0219tia au fost cei mai ferici\u021bi ani din via\u021ba mea, nu pentru c\u0103 nu am suferit, ci pentru c\u0103, d\u0103ruindu-mi via\u021ba lui Dumnezeu, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 descop\u0103r (\u0219i continui s\u0103 descop\u0103r) c\u0103 iubirea lui Isus este secretul adev\u0103ratei fericiri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De-a lungul anilor, el a fost implicat \u00een mai multe apostolate \u0219i este profund recunosc\u0103tor c\u0103 a putut studia la <em>Santa Croce<\/em> (Santa Cruz), datorit\u0103 ajutorului Funda\u021biei CARF, care a f\u0103cut at\u00e2t de mult pentru sute de tineri seminari\u0219ti ca el, \u00een speran\u021ba de a-i ajuta pe al\u021bii s\u0103 descopere adev\u0103rul lui Isus Hristos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gerardo Ferrara,<\/strong>&nbsp;Licen\u021biat \u00een istorie \u0219i \u0219tiin\u021be politice, specializat \u00een Orientul Mijlociu. \u0218ef al corpului studen\u021besc al Universit\u0103\u021bii Sfintei Cruci din Roma.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Sharpe, un american care \u00ee\u0219i descoper\u0103 \u00een Alcal\u00e1 de Henares voca\u021bia de a fi preot datorit\u0103 Youtube \u0219i Comunit\u0103\u021bii Casa Mamei. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":213498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[240,154,126,120,182],"class_list":["post-213494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historias","tag-hogar-de-maria","tag-pusc","tag-roma","tag-sacerdote","tag-testimonio"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}