Annual Celebration of World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life on February 2

Prayers of the Faithful, and a parish bulletin quote for World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life may be found on the USCCB website.

National Vocation Awareness Week Encourages Dioceses to Foster Vocations in Their Local Communities

“In his message for the 58th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis offered St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, as a model for vocational discernment.”

Passionist Nuns of St. Joseph Monastery Celebrate 75 Years

A tribute to the Passionist Nuns of St. Joseph Monastery in Whitesville, Kentucky, Diocese of Owensboro.

Today, September 27, We Celebrate St. Vincent de Paul

On Sept. 27, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Vincent de Paul, the French, 17th century priest known as the patron of Catholic charities for his apostolic work among the poor and marginalized.

Shahnaz Bhatti: testimony of a Catholic nun who served in Afghanistan

I would be the first to return to them. In these times of distress, we would be there for them in the refugee camps that have been set up in neighboring countries.

Seminarian in Indonesia turns doctor (again) to help fight the pandemic

“My vocation was reinforced when I was treating HIV patients at the hospital. Most of them came from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. I could help them with medicine, but once they left the hospital, they returned to their difficult life. It made me really sad.”

Twenty new priests in Seoul, open to the challenges of the mission

At the conclusion of the Mass, Cardinal Yeom thanked God for making this ordination possible.

World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life 2021 Inspire Franciscan Sisters and Friars Discernment Events

“At the end of our lives, all that matters is how we served our God and others, faithful to our call, and how well we respond generously to the inheritance that’s been given to us.”