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August 2012

August 24, 2012

49-year-old Baltimore schoolteacher takes final vows as nun

Details, from the Catholic Review: About 12 years ago, Hanna Mignogno was listening to a...

August 23, 2012

Traditional nuns say past is key to future

From David Gibson at Religion News Service: The light, clear tones of young women’s voices...

August 17, 2012

On the diaconate: “This is what God is calling me to do”

An interesting look at some men in formation, from Florida Catholic: The men gathered in...

August 08, 2012

At LCWR, some express concern that “we won’t be listened to”

Hot on the heels of this study on women and religious vocations comes word that...

July 2012

July 25, 2012

Trifecta: three brothers becoming priests

A vocations bonanza, from Huffington Post: When Luke Strand started college nine years ago, he...

July 25, 2012

Austrian vocations campaign takes to the streets

And it features an image of a deacon, a priest and nun. Details: Launching the...

July 03, 2012

“My last night as an associate pastor…”

A priest in Indianapolis reflects on how his life is about to change as, for...

July 01, 2012

Historic father and son ordination: “A great moment in the history of our faith”

It's believed to be the first time in the U.S. that a father and son...

June 2012

June 24, 2012

Maine’s newest Catholic priest is the son of an Episcopal priest

He's also married with children, and took a remarkable path into the Church and the...

June 23, 2012

Ad multos annos! New priests for Brooklyn!

I was flying back from Indianapolis and missed the ordinations today, but above is the...

June 13, 2012

One is the loneliest number: meet New York’s only new priest

The New York Times profiles the only priest ordained in the Archdiocese of New York...

June 11, 2012

South Dakota monastery announces it’s closing this summer

It's the Blue Cloud Abbey, and the abbot posted the following message on its website...

June 10, 2012

Congratulations, Fr. Duffy

Longtime FOB (Friend of the Bench) Michael Duffy was ordained Saturday to be a priest...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Here comes the judge: 66-year-old ordained a priest

Details: Among his tight circle of friends, they've been calling Tim Corcoran "Father Timmy" for...

May 21, 2012

Snapshot of the Class of 2012: America’s new priests

As has become its custom, the USCCB has posted a survey with some interesting facts...

May 20, 2012

Top Boston College grad joining the Jesuits

A great vocation story from the Boston Globe: Dan Kennedy will graduate from Boston College...

May 20, 2012

“The Quest”: a glimpse at priestly formation, from 1973

Buried in the bowels of YouTube, somebody uncovered this gem. While it may be of...

May 17, 2012

Hey JC, you’re alright by me…

Today the seminarian who spent his pastoral year at my parish packs his bags and...

May 11, 2012

Seminary numbers highest in over 20 years

From NCR: U.S. Catholic seminary enrollment in theology this year is the highest in almost...

May 07, 2012

What makes Pope Benedict smile?

Seminarians! Lots of 'em! Read on: Bishop James D. Conley of Denver said the news...

May 04, 2012

What happens at a deacon ordination?

Glad you asked. Deacon Bill Ditewig has a terrific podcast that answers that very question,...

May 02, 2012

Is student debt contributing to the vocation crisis? — UPDATED

A recent study from CARA says, "Yes": With accumulated educational debt increasing by five percent yearly...

April 2012

April 29, 2012

Sisters turn to the Internet for vocations

This being Vocation Sunday, it's a good time to look at a vocation that is...

April 27, 2012

Homily for April 29, 2012: On Vocations

My parish is hosting its annual vocations fair this weekend, to coincide with the 49th...

April 22, 2012

Diocese’s newest priest dies one week after ordination

My blogging neighbor Kathy Schiffer has this poignant story: Graham Turner wanted to be a...

April 12, 2012

The divorced Protestant who became one of California’s most popular priests

A California paper recently took a long look at one of the region's most colorful...

April 04, 2012

Wanted: Spanish-speaking deacons

This is an issue in my own diocese, as well. Details: The harvest is plentiful...

April 02, 2012

Off the farm and into the convent: “This feels natural. I like it here.”

An uplifting vocation story from Kansas: Last year at this time, 22-year-old Annie Stuhlsatz and...

March 2012

March 22, 2012

Priest ordained early to fulfill father’s dying wish

A beautiful vocation story, courtesy the National Catholic Register: In the past several months, new...

March 21, 2012

Answering the call again, and again, and again: families with multiple vocations

Vocations shortage? What vocations shortage? Over at Our Sunday Visitor, they've got an interesting roundup...