Source: Fr. Mark Goring via YouTube Fr. Mark Goring reading from research published in a book entitled ‘Keeping the Vow‘, written by Fr. Paul Sullins, a professor of Sociology at the Catholic University of America, who himself was a married priest, tells the story of how married clergy are not […]
Vocations
Inspiring stories about people who are called to become active in Catholic ministry in one form or the other.
The 3 Celebrities Who Gave It All Up to Become Nuns
Source: Jerome Chong via YouTube What makes a person happy? What makes a life worth living? Is it money? Fame? Popularity? Or career success? We all know the answer, even if we don’t always live like we know it. All of these things come up short. There is only one […]
Father Stu: Mark Wahlberg with Raymond Arroyo
Source: EWTN via YouTube RAYMOND ARROYO’s EXCLUSIVE interview with actor/producer MARK WAHLBERG about his inspirational and very personal new film, FATHER STU, due in theaters on Good Friday, April 15. The World Over with Raymond Arroyo airs on EWTN Thursdays at 8pm ET. It re-airs on Fridays at 1am & […]
Our Vocation is a Great Gift – Poor Clares, Galway.
Source: Poor Clares Galway via YouTube We are an enclosed contemplative community of Poor Clare sisters whose monastery is in Nuns’ Island, Galway, Ireland. In fact we have been here in Galway for centuries, right back to 1642, having come through various stages from our beginnings in Gravelines, northern France, […]
My Journey to Priesthood | Fr. David Michael Moses
Source: Father David Michael Moses via YouTube Subscribe to receive future videos! Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_davi…Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frdavidmicha… Check out Shalom World:www.shalomworld.orgYouTube: @Shalom WorldInsta: @shalomworldtvFacebook: www.facebook.com/shalomworld Fr. David Michael Moses is a Catholic Priest at St. Faustina in Fulshear, Texas. Header image: Father David Michael Moses via […]
Vocation Stories, Radio Maria Ireland
Source: Radio Maria Ireland via YouTube Vocation Stories with Fr. David Vard & Aidan O’Rourke, Radio Maria Ireland Fr. David Vard, who normally hosts an interview show with priests on their vocation stories, has the tables turned on himself in this episode by Aidan O’Rourke, Editorial Assistant at RMI. Fr. […]
How Father Mark Went From Atheist to a Catholic Priest
Today I chat with Fr. Mark Goring about how he went from being an atheist to a Catholic priest.
Fr. Peter Sabbath: A Jewish Convert Who Became A Catholic Priest
Father Peter was raised in the large and tight-knit Jewish community of Montreal, Canada. As a young man Father Peter attend Woodstock, after dropping out of Boston University. He found his way to Berkeley and studied Zen Buddhism. A friend invited him to a Cistercian Abbey in Canada, where he was impressed by the chanting and quiet. He received the gift of faith in Jesus through the liturgy while attending a Mass. Father Peter is now a priest of the Archdiocese of Montreal.
Why Sr. Natalia Became a Nun
Source: Matt Fradd via YouTube Why Sr. Natalia Became a Nun | Pints with Aquinas Episode #208 In this episode of Pints with Aquinas, I chat with my dear friend, Sr. Natalia, who is a Byzantine nun. We talk about what it’s like to be a religious sister. WARNING: In […]
Choosing to be a Virgin Forever
Emily writes, “Andrew is back on to share an announcement with you – I hope you are encouraged and enlightened by our conversation and, as usual, by Andrew’s incredible faith”.
Father Christopher Boyle: Vocation Story
Source: Vocation Story (LONG VERSION) – Father Christopher Boyle / Archdiocese of Boston by George Martell via YouTube Header image: Fr. Christopher Boyle by George Martell via YouTube
Thoughts on the Lay Vocation
This column first appeared on the website The Catholic Thing (www.thecatholicthing.org). Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Over the past eighteen months, we’ve heard a great deal about the need for lay activism and lay collaboration in the management of Church affairs. I’m all for it. Such action items are, […]