by vianney | Feb 14, 2022 | Discernment Enewsletter
“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...
by vianney | Dec 16, 2021 | Discernment Enewsletter
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...
by vianney | Sep 15, 2021 | Discernment Enewsletter
“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...
by vianney | May 6, 2021 | Discernment Enewsletter
“No two days are alike,” say many priests when speaking of their day-to-day work. Ask an older priest to reflect on the history of his priestly ministry, and the likelihood is that you’re in for an interesting story. Because priesthood is a vocation, not a job, the...
by vianney | Feb 8, 2021 | Discernment Enewsletter
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...
