Register on the Radio
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, October 23, 2009 6:10 AM
This morning, at 9 a.m. CST, marks the launch of a new radio program on Relevant Radio affiliate KYES - 1180 AM, featuring myself as host.
The inaugural show of “Voice from the Cloud” focuses on the topic of religious vocations and features guests Father Gregory Mastey, vocations director of the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minn., and Father Michael Najim, vocations director of the Diocese of... READ MORE
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Apostolic Nuncio Speaks on Vocations
Posted by Tim Drake
Monday, September 28, 2009 1:36 PM
This morning Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the U.S., gave a historic address to the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors gathered for their annual convention in East Rutherford, N.J. Archbishop Sambi had several stirring things to say to the nation’s vocation directors.
“The enemy of every vocation is selfishness,” Archbishop Sambi told the group. He quoted at length... READ MORE
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Vocations Boom
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, September 14, 2009 4:05 PM
Apologies to the newly launched Vocation Boom website, for stealing their name for this blog entry about its launch today. But the title seems so apt and descriptive, I couldn’t come up with anything better.
The website is a multimedia initiative directed by Jerry Usher, creator and former host of “Catholic Answers Live.” As the name suggests and as it says on the website, the initiative is... READ MORE
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Where the Nuns Are: 2009?
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, September 11, 2009 4:54 AM
One of the more interesting findings from the recent CARA study on religious life was the difference in those joining orders associated with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) versus those joining the smaller Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR).
The data found that just 1% of religious orders associated with the LCWR have more than 10 women in the process of... READ MORE
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Archbishop Dolan: On Fostering Vocations
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:30 PM
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan
Over the weekend, 530 Serra Club members from 12 different countries gathered at their annual international conference in Omaha, Neb. “No one offers more support and encouragement for vocations than Serra,” said the host, Omaha Archbishop George Lucas.
Among the attendees was New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan. Archbishop Dolan told Serrans that vocations can be promoted by the laity in four... READ MORE
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Holy Families = Vocations
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, August 31, 2009 12:53 PM
Speaking at yesterday’s Angelus prayers in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized the crucial role parents play in fostering vocations.
And as this Rome Reports video notes, he held up St. Monica, who made the conversion of her son St. Augustine her central objective in life, as an example of the influence dedicated parents can play in the spiritual lives of their children.
Filed under benedict xvi, family, st. monica, vocations
Australia's Post-WYD Religious Resurgence
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:10 AM
We’ve written about this both during and after Sydney’s World Youth Day, but Sunday’s Daily Telegraph reports that Sydney’s seminaries have three times as many seminarians as there were in 2000.
For the first time in 10 years, 60 men are currently studying for the priesthood. Eighty percent of the men are under the age of 30. The youngest is 19. The majority are in their early or mid-20s.
Some... READ MORE
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