WASHINGTON (CNS) — Nine years ago, Natalie Smith thought something had to be done to reverse the vocations crisis. Smith, a convert to Catholicism who had worked in marketing, felt like there had to ...

The Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Vocations is again hosting its Come and See Weekend Discernment Retreat at St. Augustine's Seminary for single Catholic men 18 years and older.

In this undated photo, Anthony Olmes, left, of the Diocese of Helena, Mont., visits with Joshua French and Dominic Wolters, of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, John Vrochta of the Diocese ...

Composite Photo/Inquirer File. Photos from Br. Ceasar Inocente and the Order of the Discalced Carmelites – Philippine Province of St. Teresa of Jesus The life of a religious brother unfolds silently ...

“Knock, knock, knockity-knock! / ‘It’s eight o’clock,’ the Sister said. / ‘Who can it be that comes to see / The convent all abed?’” A young girl crosses the threshold, taking her first steps in ...

NEW YORK – When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the nation into lockdown restrictions last spring, Father Michael Zimmerman, like many people, took advantage of the extra time to work on a project that ...

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Is God calling you to serve His Church as priest? Do you know someone who would make a great priest? Are you the family member or friend of a man discerning a vocation to the priesthood and religious ...

This past week, the Archdiocese of Boston released its new vocation discernment initiative, Scivias, designed to bring vocational guidance to a COVID-19 online world. “The goal of Scivias is to ...

The call to the priesthood does not occur in a vacuum. Family, friends, clergy and religious play crucial roles — their input is part of the calling process. This was one theme that emerged from the ...

Are you awakening to God’s pull at your heart to follow a religious vocation? Have these thoughts or questions been going through your mind? How can I bring my deepest passions to a world in great ...