Vocations Corner

Ordained Life in a Parish

“[I] Give thanks to the LORD, who is good, whose mercy endures forever” (Psalm 106:1) My parish experience as an ordained minister began after my ordination to the diaconate on December 12, 2010. My life was partly transformed knowing that I was a transitional deacon and Ordination to the Priesthood was [...]

February 2nd, 2012|

Vocation in the Clerics Regular Minor

Any vocation, whether it be marriage, single blessedness or the priesthood and religious life is a gift from God. One’s vocation is ultimately rooted in the universal baptismal call to holiness. Holiness is linked to the imitation of Christ in our lives. We try to follow Christ in thought, in [...]

November 7th, 2011|

The Priest: Mirror of God's Joy

Someone told me that seeing a priest always wearing a smile makes her faith even stronger. This old lady is very sick and finds joy and consolation in her faith. She told me that seeing people around her trying to comfort her with words and their presence adds only a [...]

November 7th, 2011|

The Joy of Priesthood

"Do you go to Burger King?" This is the strangest question I got from a CCD student, that eventually prompted me to write some facets of our life as priests and how, like you, we strive to become faithful to our Lord as well. Since we are celebrating the year [...]

January 18th, 2010|

No Longer I

In the same way God chose Abraham to be the father of all nations, Moses to free the people of Israel from slavery, the kings to serve everyone in their kingdoms, the prophets to proclaim glad tidings to the people, Mary and Joseph to be the tabernacles of God and [...]

March 28th, 2009|