Question Corner: How many vocations are there? November 6, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Vocations It’s important to keep in mind that the concept of “vocation” is ultimately not about sorting ourselves or others into boxes, but rather is about discerning and embracing God’s will for us in our own unique life situation — whether or not that fits tidily into one of the above-mentioned categories.
Drawing on own experience, families say homeschooling cultivates priestly vocations November 6, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Drawing from their own experiences, the homeschooling families who spoke with OSV News agreed that homeschooling cultivates priestly vocations.
Get to know the Lord, be like him, pope tells Peru seminarians November 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Marking the 400th anniversary of the archdiocesan seminary in Trujillo, Peru, Pope Leo XIV thanked God for all the men whose ministry was nurtured there.
Seminaries report seeing fruits of discipleship, discernment in ‘propadeutic year’ November 5, 2025By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News As outlined in the Program for Priestly Formation, the document governing seminary formation that was developed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, the propadeutic year is the first year of seminary formation during which time formators lead men through human and spiritual formation.
Answered prayers, new beginnings November 4, 2025By Nicolas Holland Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Vocations Independence, new faces and the weight of discernment can be overwhelming. But through prayer, adoration and reception of the Eucharist, I’ve learned to trust that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.
Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne bring warmth of human connection to the dying November 4, 2025By Gigi Duncan OSV News Filed Under: Consecrated Life, News, Respect Life, Vocations, World News Nestled in the serene hills of Westchester County, N.Y., lies a sanctuary of compassion: Rosary Hill Home. Operated by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, this haven offers free palliative care to patients afflicted with incurable cancer.
Priests of the Sacred Heart aim to spread message of Jesus’ love November 3, 2025By Gigi Duncan OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Each June, the church invites the faithful to turn their own hearts toward the Sacred Heart of Jesus — a symbol of his boundless mercy and deep compassion for all humanity.
Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis put Christ at the center of health care November 2, 2025By Gigi Duncan OSV News Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Health Care, News, Vocations, World News Historically, the Franciscan Sisters, like many religious orders, were directly involved in hands-on care, nursing patients at their hospitals across Illinois and Michigan. Their work was rooted in the Gospel call to care for the most vulnerable and serve as healers of both body and soul.
Pray, recommit to journeying with young for vocations, says bishop November 1, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News, Young Adult Ministry Regardless of scheduling, the goal of National Vocations Awareness Week remains timeless and crucial — and the aim is a whole-of-church effort, said the USCCB in its Oct. 15 media release containing Bishop Boyea’s statement.
An Augustinian seminarian finds purpose in a restless heart November 1, 2025By Gigi Duncan OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Frank Connor, a seminarian with the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, has embraced a divine invitation to service and purpose that has unfolded gradually throughout his life.
Father Michael M. Romano installed as rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary October 31, 2025By Dominic Wilkinson Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations, Western Vicariate Proclaiming his profession of faith and taking an oath of fidelity during his Oct. 28 installation Mass as rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Father Michael Romano’s promises echoed through the historic Immaculate Conception Chapel.
No absolute certainty October 29, 2025By Sister Nancy Usslemann OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Journalism, Vocations There is no absolute certainty in discerning a vocational call. If we have certainty, we wouldn’t keep pursuing the mystery of God present in the silence and stillness. That is where the will of God is found.
