CALLED TO LOVE, CALLED TO GIVE
Consider this remarkable statement: ” The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator.” CCC #1603 That’s a strong st...
STORIES
Fr. Bethge’s Corner
Vocations Director for the Diocese of Brooklyn
THE MANY DIFFERENT ROLES OF DIOCESAN PRIESTS
“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...
UNDECIDED IS NOT A VOCATION
Nobody is called to do nothing with his life! God calls everyone to a specific vocation. And while discerning your vocation takes time, and can often be difficult, rest assured that God is not calling...
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 o...
Why You Need a Spiritual Director
St. Teresa of Jesus said that a good spiritual director is one who combines spirituality and learning. So you’ve been working hard to live as faithfully as you can, receiving the sacraments, and esp...
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
“If you don’t change direction, you’ll end up where you’re heading.” – Chinese proverb Failure to Launch was the title of a popular movie a few years ago about a shiftless young man with ...
WHY WE SAY, “AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT”
What can the words of the Mass teach us about the priesthood? Plenty, says Msgr. James Maroney, a liturgical scholar who has traveled the country preparing priests to understand and celebrate Mass bet...
HOW TO TALK TO THE VOCATION DIRECTOR
If you wanted to be a journalist, it would make sense to talk to someone who works at a newspaper. If you wanted to be a chef, it would make sense to talk to someone who works at a restaurant. Just so...
Seminary 101
Many people, even many Catholics, have a vision of seminary as a very strict monastery. They imagine men walking around in hooded robes with folded hands, observing strict silence, and never smiling o...
THE ART OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE
“The unexamined life is not worth living,” Socrates famously said. He really meant it, too, as he also said that a man must “interrogate his own nature” and “work precisely” or else he wil...
Biography to come…