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Vocations
Inspiring stories about people who are called to become active in Catholic ministry in one form or the other.
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,…
Hidden: A Life All for God
Source: The Catholic TV Network on YouTubeDuration: 58:30 mins. The Trappistine Sisters at Mount Saint Mary’s Abbey in Wrentham, MA lead simple consecrated lives of prayer as lived in the heart of the Church for all their brothers and sisters in the world. This documentary offers a glimpse of their…
Entering the Convent at Age 23
Source: Grotto Network on YouTube What is it like to be a Millennial entering the convent? Sister Fiat says, “it’s an act of love to give ourselves” and “love does crazy things, right?” Her love, as you can see, radiates through authentic joy — and will change the way you…
Dominican Sisters Attract Young Women to Life of Service
Source: VOA News on YouTube Over the last few decades, the Roman Catholic Church in America has struggled to fill the ranks of its clergy. The average age of the church’s serving priests and nuns is 70 and rising. But some Catholic orders in the United States are successfully attracting…
Discerning God’s Plan For Your Life
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube Sister Maris Stella tells the story of how she found her vocation with the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville. Beforehand she had a comfortable life with many friends, was in college and had a boyfriend. But when she chose the religious life, she…
From Pro Soccer to Priesthood
Prior to discovering his vocation to the priesthood Father Chase Hilgenbrinck was a Division I Soccer star, and played professionally in Chile and with the New England Revolution of the MLS. He shares his powerful vocational story and how a higher calling eclipsed his love for soccer.
Premier League to Priesthood
Source: Shalom World on YouTube From football pitch to the altar, from winning games to winning souls, Fr. Philip Mulryne’s life has been a testimony to how one should respond to God’s call in life. Once a Manchester United player and a regular for the Irish national team, Fr. Philip…
I will follow: 2 Catholic Priests’ Vocation Stories
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTubeFr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson give their vocation stories in this clip from Ascension’s best-selling study ALTARATION. To see more, go here: https://ascensionpress.com/collection… Fr. Mike is also a presenter in the following programs from Ascension: Belonging: Baptism in the Family of God (https://bit.ly/2vQgGRx) Chosen:…
From Professional Footballer to Priest (short version)
Source: True Light Catholic Media on YouTube Other photo credits: Getty Images, News Group Newspapers Ltd) The story of how Fr. Philip Mulryne OP went from being a full-time professional footballer to a full-time priest. “In my twenties I kind of started to feel as if there was a bit…
From pilot to priest
Source: jschnurrr on YouTube A short video of (now Father) John Schnurr’s Vocation Story, and his transition from a commercial pilot to a seminarian studying for the priesthood. Header image: jschnurrr on YouTube