Question corner Q: At my parish, we pray “for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.” But at the other parish in town, they pray for “vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate, marriage and religious life.” How many vocations are there actually? A: This is a tricky question to answer, because in our Catholic tradition […]
Young nuns share their spiritual journeys with students
By Michael Short OSV News LEWES, Del. — It was the first time some of the students had ever seen a nun. A pair of Sister Servants of the Lord visited St. Jude the Apostle Church in Lewes earlier this year to give the religious education students a look at women in habits. They talked […]
Former cosmetics exec gives it all up for the priesthood
By Gina Christian OSV News At age 50, seminarian Scott-Vincent Borba doesn’t consider his to be a late vocation. “God called me at age 10,” he told OSV News. “I just accepted late.” Now in his pastoral year at St. Patrick’s University and Seminary in Menlo Park, California, Borba chuckled as he recalled his first […]
Twins share many things, including call to priesthood
By Jennifer Barton Catholic News Service FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Johnathan and Michael Hickey share a great many things — hobbies and interests, musicality, their love of Corgis. They even share the same face — they are identical twins. It’s not unusual for twins to share just about everything, but in the Hickeys’ case there […]
Photo: Vocation day display
Hawaii’s Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines pose by their display at the family vocations day event Nov. 5 at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe. The Leadership Association of Religious Congregations in Hawaii hosted the half-day presentation at St. Ann. The Catholic Committee on Scouting lead the rosary. Other activities included […]
Join family vocations day at St. Ann Church
As part of National Vocation Awareness Week, the Leadership Association of Religious Congregations in Hawaii is hosting a family vocations event on Nov. 5 at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe. The half-day event will begin at 9 a.m. with the Catholic Committee on Scouting leading the rosary followed by snacks and activities. At 10 a.m., […]
Picturing God’s call
The Hawaii Catholic schools office recently announced its winners of the Vocations Awareness Art Contest for students in Catholic schools from kindergarten through grade eight. The theme for this year’s vocations awareness art contest was “Vocations — Listening to and Acting on God’s Call to Serve,” commemorating Vocations Awareness Week, Nov. 3-9. The schools office, […]
Help arrives for religious vocations derailed by student debt
By Melissa Enaje Catholic News Service FRESH MEADOWS, N.Y. — “Yes, there is a vocation crisis, but we have to realize student loans are a substantial inhibitor to our vocations and the people wanting to give their lives,” said Norvilia Etienne, a recent New York City college graduate. In 2018, the parishioner from Holy Family […]
Sacred Hearts congregation experiencing a boom in vocations
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The U.S. Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts is experiencing a seminarian population boom. The congregation, which is headquartered here in Hawaii, has a total of 17 men in formation — eight seminarians and four pre-novices in studies at the Pacific Regional Seminary in Fiji, three undergoing […]
Incoming priests had varied professions before entering seminary
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The new crop of priests being ordained this year had a wide variety of careers before discerning a call to priesthood, according to a report issued May 3 by the Center for Applied Research in the apostolate. Education was the top career choice of ordinands at 11 […]