God equips those he calls

God equips those he calls

“Without question, I have spent more time helping Carla than any other person during my priesthood,” says Fr. Joe Hirsch, a priest from Wisconsin. “I remember the first time I saw her. I was working as a high school chaplain, and saw a timid 14-year-old girl nearly...
What will you do with your life?

What will you do with your life?

As part of discerning your vocation, meditate on this powerful passage from British archbishop Maurice Couve de Murville.  If you are wondering what to do with your life,if you feel you want to do something really great with it, if you don’t want to fall into a...
Check your baggage

Check your baggage

“You can forget the past, but it will never forget you.” When discerning your vocation, it’s essential to deal with wounds from your past that may be keeping you from moving toward God’s will for your life. Past events can be damaging even...
Priest and Hero—Fr. Vincent Capodanno

Priest and Hero—Fr. Vincent Capodanno

In 1966, when the bloody Vietnam War was raging, Fr. Vincent Capodanno volunteered for service as a United States Navy Chaplain serving with the U.S. Marines. His mission was to minister to soldiers on the battlefront—an assignment that cost him his life. Born on...