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Married former Episcopal priest a candidate for ordination
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph In 2015, a married man is slated to be ordained as a Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. J. Thomas Wray, a married father of two, is now a Catholic but he is also a former Episcopal priest. Under a special Pastoral Provision …
Women find prayerful place to discern at Marianist house
By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph As vocations director for her community, Marianist Sister Nicole Trahan has witnessed firsthand how meaningful the opportunity to explore a call to religious in a prayerful, no pressure setting can be for a woman in discernment. That’s exactly what the Marianist Sisters hope …
Thank you to all who have assisted this ministry
The life of a vocation director seems to be straight out of the Parable of the Sower that Jesus tells in Matthew 13. Having held this position for eight years, only this year am I finally able to witness men whom I first worked with to discern the seminary and …
‘Gift of Priesthood’ video earns Telly award
By Steve Trosley The Catholic Telegraph An online video designed to give the faithful an inside view of what goes on in a seminary has garnered national attention and a coveted video industry award for its producer. “Father Kyle Schnippel (archdiocesan director of vocations) approached me about updating the videos …
Remember, the light is on for confession
This coming March 18, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is participating for the first time in a national campaign simply titled “The Light is On for You.” Begun in New York, it is a night where every parish throughout the archdiocese will have confessions offered from 7-9 p.m. It has met …
Third annual Ultimate Frisbee Tour for vocations coming soon
Press Release For the third consecutive year, the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are traveling the Archdiocese looking for a little friendly competition on the Ultimate Frisbee field. Last summer they competed against nearly 120 teens and young adults in their three-stop tour. They look to do the same …
Labouré Society helps local woman pursue her vocation
By Patricia McGeever For The Catholic Telegraph Christine Grote is a lot like other young women her age. She likes the band Mumford and Sons, enjoys Facebook and Instagram and has a mountain of college loan debt. Where she differs from her peers is how she’s paying off that …
Goal to do God’s will leads Bishop to become a priest
From the May 2013 print edition of The Catholic Telegraph By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Deacon Jerome “Jerry” Bishop believes men are still being called by God to the priesthood, just that they’re more reluctant to respond. In the case of his impending ordination, it’s a case of better …
The Catholic Moment: The pillars of formation for today’s priests
Back when I was in the college seminary and the vocation director would visit, I was always a bit skeptical of his noticing that ‘we (seminarians) have grown so much’ since the time of his last visit. I could notice some growth that we were going through, but was never …
Ignore ‘prophets of doom’ predicting end of religious life, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI asked nuns, brothers and priests not to listen to the “prophets of doom” who say that consecrated life has no future or that it has no meaning in today’s world. “Do not join the prophets of doom …