World Day for Consecrated Life
January 30, 2019
The feast of the Presentation Feb. 2 is replete with themes of light and glory.
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Respect life movement fosters vocation
January 17, 2019
Since high school, I have been drawn deeply to the respect life movement.
Humble saint challenges our achievement-oriented culture
January 17, 2019
Growing up in our highly competitive culture, I internalized a message drilled into me from a young age: You are what you do.
Vocations grudge matches on the basketball court
January 9, 2019
Seminarians took on the Quo Vadis team of young men discerning the priesthood, in the annual Hoops Challenge held Jan. 5 at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries. In the second match of the day, the seminarians took on the Earthen Vessels, a team comprised of diocesan priests.
St. Lucy points the way to Christ
December 19, 2018
At first thought, St. Lucy, a third-century martyr, may not be what we think of as a “Christmas saint,” such as St. Nicholas.
Following the star this Advent
December 19, 2018
Here in Rome, Advent is a beautiful season. Storefronts are being decorated and ancient cobblestone streets are coming to life with lights and evergreens.
Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain
December 19, 2018
Recently, a group of students from Christendom College escaped Rome and their studies during a semester abroad for a weekend pilgrimage to Norcia, a small town in the Umbria region of Italy.
The permanent diaconate at 50
December 13, 2018
The Catholic Herald is running a series of articles throughout the year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reinstitution of the permanent diaconate in the United States.
Well-formed men in service
December 11, 2018
Although the fundamentals of formation of priests and deacons are the same, the means of formation are designed to fit better with the candidates’ state of life and the needs of the permanent diaconate.
A matter of love
December 6, 2018
As a seminarian, I’m often asked questions in which the recipient wants a magic formula or box to check to receive answers from God. What’s the response when you ask a married couple what steps they took to fall in love? Normally, “None: we met, became friends, fell in love and decided to get married.” Similarly, there aren’t specific steps to discover whether God is calling someone to enter the seminary or convent. Rather, it is a matter of love, and knowing that someone — Jesus Christ — calls us to a personal relationship in which we find our happiness.
