Despair over declining numbers shows lack of faith, pope tells religious
Aging or declining membership should prompt members of religious orders to ask, “What do we do?” but not to despair, Pope Francis said.
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by bcadmin | Nov 7, 2022 | Catholic News Service, News, Pope Francis, Vatican, Vocations | 0 |
Aging or declining membership should prompt members of religious orders to ask, “What do we do?” but not to despair, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 3, 2022 | Judy Cozzens, national vocations week, News, Practicing Catholic, religious vocations, Serra Club, Vocations | 0 |
Years ago, when Judy Cozzens taught in the public school system, she knew she would retire early and work for the Church. When her son Andrew, “Drew” to the family, was preparing for his ordination to the priesthood, she called and asked him how he thought she should use her time.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 5, 2022 | Mario Cardinal Grech, News, Schools, Seminaries, Synod, synodality, The Dispatch, U.S. Church, USCCB, Vocations | 0 |
His Eminence, Mario Cardinal Grech General Secretary Synod of Bishops 00120 Vatican City Your Eminence: The “National Synthesis of the People of God in the United States of America for the Diocesan Phase of the […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 21, 2022 | Eucharist, Eucharistic Adoration, Featured, News, Real Presence, Vocations | 0 |
How Eucharistic Adoration Increases Vocations There is no shortage of vocations in the Church. The same Jesus Who was born in a manger 2,000 years ago continues to invite souls to follow Him from His Eucharistic Throne on earth. However, there is a shortage of souls who are hearing and listening to His voice. Many […]
Read MoreAs a wife, mother, and speaker my callings are clear. Ten years ago I was a touring Broadway actress with looming fear I might be called to be a nun. I fell prey to many of the devil’s traps: Stress, anxiety, and self-distrust. And so, dear reader, I humbly present for your learning (served with […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 9, 2022 | Church in the US, conversion, Diocese of Helena, Mark Wahlberg, News, priesthood, Vocations | 0 |
When Mark Wahlberg dove into the story of Father Stuart Long he said what stood out was the way a previously agnostic man and his family – resistant to God after the death of their brother/son – were transformed by the Catholic faith.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 17, 2022 | Augustinians, Catholic News Service, News, Pope Francis, priest shortage, Religious orders, Vatican, Vocations | 0 |
With the number of vocations to religious life dropping, sometimes precipitously, communities must trust in God but also plan for the future by educating laypeople to carry on their work and spirituality, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 27, 2022 | Featured, News, Prayer & Spirituality, praying for priests, priesthood, Vocations | 0 |
We need holy men to answer Christ’s call to become priests. We don’t have enough priests in the West and the problem is reaching a crisis point as more and more priests retire. Dioceses cannot replenish their reserves of priests by ordaining one man per year, while five retire. As a Church we must commit […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 12, 2021 | Archdiocese of Boston, Archdiocese of New York, Church in the US, Diocese of Rockville Centre, lead, News, Vocations | 0 |
The new approach to vocations in the Archdiocese of New York reminds Father George Sears of his personal vocations journey, in that, he hopes it allows young men to get to know priests beyond what they see on the altar as he did growing up in different parishes.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 11, 2021 | Cei, Church in Europe, Church in Italy, Italian bishops, Italy, lead, News, priest shortage, priesthood, Vocations | 0 |
New data released by the Italian church highlights what has been a concerning trend among Catholic leaders in the country for decades: namely, a drop in the number of local priests, offset in part by an increase in foreign priests serving in Italy.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 11, 2021 | Church in the US, Diocese of Lincoln, Diocese of San Diego, lead, Military chaplains, News, US Archdiocese for the Military Services, Veteran's Day, Vocations | 0 |
“Veterans day is a reminder and a celebration of the goodness and the sacrifices service members and their families make for their country to keep us safe at home, and to protect our interests abroad as a nation,” said Deacon Bradley Easterbrooks.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 8, 2021 | Interviews, lead, News, priesthood, Seminarians, Vocations | 0 |
Father Thomas Berg is professor of moral theology and director of seminarian admissions at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He spoke to Crux about National Vocations Week.
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