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September 2015

September 21, 2015

A deacon writes: “Cooking pots, storybooks and rakes are all sacred vessels when they become instruments of the love of God”

A wonderful reflection on this vocation from recently ordained Deacon Jay Cormier in America: As...

September 02, 2015

A Catholic Worker responds to the scandal in Des Moines: “There is an underlying clericalism I find deeply disturbing”

You may remember this story from last week—wherein a bishop moved to forbid Mass at...

September 02, 2015

A Catholic Worker responds to the scandal in Des Moines: “There is an underlying clericalism I find deeply disturbing”

You may remember this story from last week—wherein a bishop moved to forbid Mass at...

September 01, 2015

John Lawrence, Iowa seminarian, dies in his sleep

This heartbreaking item appeared on the Diocese of Des Moines Office of Vocations Facebook page...

September 01, 2015

John Lawrence, Iowa seminarian, dies in his sleep

This heartbreaking item appeared on the Diocese of Des Moines Office of Vocations Facebook page...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Francis Effect? Vocations climbing in New Jersey, Philadelphia since 2013

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August 19, 2015

Francis Effect? Vocations climbing in New Jersey, Philadelphia since 2013

View image | gettyimages.com Details: The number of men in Philadelphia and South Jersey seeking...

August 17, 2015

Marrying God: Indiana woman becomes consecrated virgin

A rarity for the mainstream media: extensive coverage of a vocation most don’t understand or even...

August 17, 2015

Marrying God: Indiana woman becomes consecrated virgin

A rarity for the mainstream media: extensive coverage of a vocation most don't understand or even...

August 10, 2015

New York Times profiles “nuns of a new generation”

That includes, most prominently, the Sisters of Life: Mechanical bulls, rock-climbing walls, bounce houses, go-karts:...

August 10, 2015

New York Times profiles “nuns of a new generation”

That includes, most prominently, the Sisters of Life: Mechanical bulls, rock-climbing walls, bounce houses, go-karts:...

August 03, 2015

Say hello to four new Little Sisters

I got this nice note today from Sr. Marguerite, l.s.p., regarding my friends from the...

August 03, 2015

Say hello to four new Little Sisters

I got this nice note today from Sr. Marguerite, l.s.p., regarding my friends from theLittle...

August 01, 2015

The veterinarian, husband and father who became a priest

Some may remember when I posted on Frederick Richard Lesser, a widower who was ordained...

August 01, 2015

The veterinarian, husband and father who became a priest

Some may remember when I posted on Frederick Richard Lesser, a widower who was ordained...

August 01, 2015

“Will you do this for me?”: how one man became a monk

The Oregonian this weekend has published a long and detailed look at life inside the...

August 01, 2015

“Will you do this for me?”: how one man became a monk

The Oregonian this weekend has published a long and detailed look at life inside the...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

How grieving the loss of his children led this father to the priesthood

And that's not all. A remarkable vocation story, and a remarkable vocation, from The Cody...

July 28, 2015

How grieving the loss of his children led this father to the priesthood

And that’s not all. A remarkable vocation story, and a remarkable vocation, from The Cody...

July 20, 2015

Military archdiocese plans to hold first ever “discernment gathering” for possible chaplains

From CNS: This fall, the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services plans to hold its...

July 20, 2015

Military archdiocese plans to hold first ever “discernment gathering” for possible chaplains

From CNS: This fall, the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services plans to hold its...

July 18, 2015

Boom: priestly vocations rising in the U.S. What gives??

From Rome Reports: It's a call to serve...a vocation to dedicate one's life to the...

July 18, 2015

Boom: priestly vocations rising in the U.S. What gives??

From Rome Reports: It’s a call to serve…a vocation to dedicate one’s life to the...

July 02, 2015

When being a permanent deacon isn’t permanent: one man’s road to the priesthood

From Trenton comes this story of a former permanent deacon recently ordained a priest: Father...

June 2015

June 20, 2015

If you’re a pastor, how do you describe what you do in the Church?

Well, here’s a pretty good answer, from Evangelical pastor Rev. J. John.

June 20, 2015

If you’re a pastor, how do you describe what you do in the Church?

Well, here's a pretty good answer, from Evangelical pastor Rev. J. John.

June 11, 2015

Irish bishop seeks discussion on ordaining married men as priests, women as deacons

From CNS: An Irish bishop urged his colleagues to establish a commission to discuss the...

June 11, 2015

Irish bishop seeks discussion on ordaining married men as priests, women as deacons

From CNS: An Irish bishop urged his colleagues to establish a commission to discuss the...

June 08, 2015

Is the priest shortage a “manufactured crisis”?

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June 08, 2015

The largest priest ordination class in the U.S.: Paterson, NJ—UPDATED

Last year, the distinction belonged to Brooklyn. Now, a neighbor to the northwest earns that title....