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 […]