Vocations

ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

May 29, 2026

“If you don’t change direction, you’ll end up where you’re heading.” – Chinese proverb Failure to Launch was the title of […]

WHY WE SAY, “AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT”

May 1, 2026

What can the words of the Mass teach us about the priesthood? Plenty, says Msgr. James Maroney, a liturgical scholar […]

HOW TO TALK TO THE VOCATION DIRECTOR

March 30, 2026

  If you wanted to be a journalist, it would make sense to talk to someone who works at a […]

Seminary 101

March 2, 2026

Many people, even many Catholics, have a vision of seminary as a very strict monastery. They imagine men walking around […]

THE ART OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE

January 28, 2026

“The unexamined life is not worth living,” Socrates famously said. He really meant it, too, as he also said that […]

DISCERNMENT SPIRITUALITY

December 22, 2025

Spirituality is the individual approach to one’s relationship with God. It involves making use of the tools of prayer and […]

POPE BENEDICT’S MESSAGE TO SEMINARIANS

November 25, 2025

“It does makes sense to become a priest: the world needs priests, pastors, today, tomorrow and always, until the end […]

THE HEART OF A PRIEST

October 24, 2025

What does it take to be a priest? This is the remarkable true story of an American priest martyred for […]

Be It Done Unto Me According To Your Word

September 22, 2025

I’m my own man! I’m self-made, and I alone should determine my destiny! I will let nothing stand in the […]

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