“We know that in the harshness of our cultural climate, each priestly vocation, and each young discerner’s heart, is a fragile thing that must be loved and held sacred and formed into maturity. It must stay anchored to an unflinching branch in order to become fully itself: healed, restored and radically free.” – Claire Dwyer
“It’s so encouraging to see these seminarians, all full of hope and desire, ready to pick up the Cross of Christ and bear it into the world with their ‘yes.’” – Dr. Joseph Hollcraft
“This year’s Crusade will be with seminarians from around the United States. We’ll pray with them—and for them—as they lead us in the mysteries of the Holy Rosary.” – Dan Burke
“The world may emphasize the vocation crisis, and for a good reason—the numbers do not look good — BUT I have a front-row seat to hope, the hope that is born from watching men give their radical yes to a higher calling.” – Dr. Joseph Hollcraft
I had the immense privilege recently of speaking with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, director of communications for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, about his
There is cause for hope in the Church today, in the hearts of young men discerning the priesthood.
“By opening ourselves to God’s will, we allow God to take us beyond ourselves into something much deeper than we could have imagined.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
Help me help the men who are willing to give God everything.
Claire Dwyer explores the significance of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s given name, religious name–and our own names.
How does spiritual paternity and maternity collaborate with God’s plan?
