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June 2015

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....

June 08, 2015

Is the priest shortage a “manufactured crisis”?

View image | gettyimages.com From TribLive in Pittsburgh, a look at some of the challenges...

June 07, 2015

One family, three vocations

From The Catholic Free Press in Worcester: Jim and Patti Duffy have eight children. Five...

June 07, 2015

One family, three vocations

From The Catholic Free Press in Worcester: Jim and Patti Duffy have eight children. Five...

June 05, 2015

Pittsburgh welcomes first consecrated virgin

From the Post-Gazette: Sheila Ryan said she sensed she has had an unusual call from...

June 05, 2015

Pittsburgh welcomes first consecrated virgin

From the Post-Gazette: Sheila Ryan said she sensed she has had an unusual call from...

June 01, 2015

I’m ready to roll for vocations. Are you?

View image | gettyimages.com My blog neighbor and FOTB Fr. Mike Duffy is plugging...

June 01, 2015

I’m ready to roll for vocations. Are you?

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May 2015

May 30, 2015

Bishop on new deacon: “The most remarkable path of anyone I have ever ordained”

Next step: the priesthood. Details from Arkansas Catholic: “Wait, no, that’s not right.” So said...

May 30, 2015

Bishop on new deacon: “The most remarkable path of anyone I have ever ordained”

Next step: the priesthood. Details from Arkansas Catholic: “Wait, no, that’s not right.” So said...

May 27, 2015

Is being single a vocation?

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May 27, 2015

Is being single a vocation?

View image | gettyimages.com Msgr. Charles Pope address that provocative question—and provides some equally provocative...

May 26, 2015

Albany ordinations mark for some “a second career”

From The Troy Record, a welcome reminder that vocations come from many places, but very often...

May 26, 2015

Albany ordinations mark for some “a second career”

From The Troy Record, a welcome reminder that vocations come from many places, but very often...

May 19, 2015

Putting out into the deep: May 19, 2007

About the stole It is a custom in this diocese for each deacon class...

May 19, 2015

Putting out into the deep: May 19, 2007

About the stole It is a custom in this diocese for each deacon class to...

May 17, 2015

Meet the newly ordained Catholic priest with two Muslim daughters

This may be one of the most unusual vocation stories you'll ever encounter. From The...

May 17, 2015

Meet the newly ordained Catholic priest with two Muslim daughters

This may be one of the most unusual vocation stories you’ll ever encounter. From The...

May 09, 2015

“Can you drink this cup?”: a stirring vocation story, told through the history of a chalice

A beautiful story. Read more about the chalice here. But watch the video below.

May 09, 2015

Beautiful: how a mother returned to the Church when her son became a priest

This belongs in the Writing Straight With Crooked Lines file...the story of a mother, Kristin...

May 09, 2015

Beautiful: how a mother returned to the Church when her son became a priest

This belongs in the Writing Straight With Crooked Lines file…the story of a mother, Kristin...

May 09, 2015

“Can you drink this cup?”: a stirring vocation story, told through the history of a chalice

A beautiful story. Read more about the chalice here. But watch the video below.

May 08, 2015

Husband, father, deacon—and soon, a priest

From CatholicPhilly.com: Thirteen years ago Jim Cardosi’s wife, Cindy, discovered she had little time left...

May 08, 2015

Husband, father, deacon—and soon, a priest

From CatholicPhilly.com: Thirteen years ago Jim Cardosi’s wife, Cindy, discovered she had little time left...

May 04, 2015

Boom: Australia sees surge in vocations

From Sydney: Morning prayer at Corpus Christi College, where 59 men are currently studying to...

May 04, 2015

Boom: Australia sees surge in vocations

From Sydney: Morning prayer at Corpus Christi College, where 59 men are currently studying to...

May 03, 2015

Minnesota gets a married priest

Details: Vaughn Treco, a married man, grandfather of two and former Anglican priest, has received...

May 03, 2015

Minnesota gets a married priest

Details: Vaughn Treco, a married man, grandfather of two and former Anglican priest, has received...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Anchorage to ordain six new deacons Friday

From The Catholic Anchor newspaper: After five years of formation, six men are on the...

April 30, 2015

Anchorage to ordain six new deacons Friday

From The Catholic Anchor newspaper: After five years of formation, six men are on the...