“Imagine what I felt, at the end of the class, when I read this feedback: ‘I was going to abandon ship, but I’m staying in the program and continuing to discern.’” – Dan Burke
“Just as hours beneath the sun leave a mark upon the body, how much more can hours before the Son—Jesus Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament—leave not scars, but lasting fruit?” – Joseph Hollcraft
“If the motivation is Christian and not selfish (you may need the help of a spiritual director to discern this), then take some initial steps to find out how you can go in that direction without neglecting your primary vocation.” – Fr. John Bartunek
A Reflection from “Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope” by Matthew Bunson Augustine on the Lake In 1885, a man named Dorr Eugene
“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
“There is a vocation that precedes all the others. Before anything else, we are called to be loved by God.” – 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
“I asked myself: how many times have I lifted up the Lamb without really realizing what I was doing or saying?” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“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
“It is irrefutable that every follower of Jesus needs spiritual direction in their lives according to the workings of grace, Divine providence, individual needs, and circumstances. There are scenarios where members of Christ’s faithful have a need for regular, consistent, life-long spiritual direction.” – Fr. Matthew MacDonald