Reflections on following Christ in our contemporary world and discerning ones vocation. "Don't be afraid, dear friends, to take the 'alternate' path indicated by true love: a sober and solid lifestyle, with loving, sincere and pure relations, an honest commitment to studies and work, and the profound interest in the common good." Pope Benedict XVI to the young pilgrims gathered in Loreto, Italy Saturday, October 6, 2012 "It is not good for man to be alone.": Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) It is not good for man to be alone. These words spoken by God at the very dawn of creation bring forth a singular truth regarding the human condition.  Communion and relationship are at the very root of what it means to be human.  In one sense this should come as no surprise as we are made in the image and likeness of God who is a communion of persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  God is not a "far-away and high loneliness" but rather a living relationship of three Persons.  It can be said that God does not live alone and therefore man and woman are not meant to live alone.  We are meant for communion and communion, solidarity and support are the root of every human vocation.  By living communion (whether that be the communion of friendship, of discipleship, of the common good, of church, of witness) we are being brought to that ultimate communion which will be the union of the human family with