Last month, discerning young men arrived at Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona, Minn. for a Come and See weekend with Fr. Jared Holzhuter, director of vocations for the Diocese of Madison.
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Sisters to hold discernment retreat
The Cistercians Nuns and Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity invite single Catholic women, ages 20 to 32, to a Discernment of Spirits Retreat, specially designed for young adult and young professional women.
Helping people encounter God’s Glory
“Those who want to work for moral reform in the world must seek the glory of God before all else.” — St. John Leonardi, Feast Day October 9
As I prayed this passage from the Liturgy of the Hours, I recognized the importance of vocation work and what a privilege it is to help people seek the Glory of God but then respond to it in the way that He is inviting them to it.
New apologetics: youth synod intervention
Bishop Barron offered the following intervention at the Vatican during the 2018 Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.
Jesus’ encounter with two erstwhile disciples on the road to Emmaus provides a beautiful template for the Church’s work of accompaniment across the ages.
Retreat for young adult single Catholic women
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Saying yes to God’s will as a priest
A nearly 10-year journey has led Fr. Gabriel López-Betanzos from discernment to his role as the judicial vicar for the Diocese of Madison.
Earlier this year, he was appointed to that role by Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison, replacing Fr. Tait Schroeder, who will be working in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome.
Catechumens, candidates take steps to full communion in Church
Catechumen Logan Brown, from St. Maria Goretti Parish in Madison, and candidate Trevor Knapp, from Cathedral Parish in Madison, had similar words and emotions to describe their journey.
Knights and Ladies of Divine Mercy evening of reflection
PINE BLUFF — The Knights of Divine Mercy and Ladies of Divine Mercy invite all men and women to an evening of reflection on Friday, Jan. 15, at St. Mary of Pine Bluff Church, 3673 Co. Hwy. P, Cross Plains.
The evening begins at 6 p.m. with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. An hour of Adoration will be followed by a reflection by Msgr. James Bartylla, vicar general of the Diocese of Madison, on “Discernment of Spirits.”
Drawing people back to the Church
LA CROSSE — Sherry Weddell has been crisscrossing the U.S. and the globe to engage Catholics. Her main concerns are that Church attendance is on the decline, many Catholics no longer believe in a personal God, and the Church is in need of reform.
I attended a diocesan-wide training in La Crosse in 2013 where Weddell spoke.
Listening to God’s call: He wants us for himself
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St. Jeanne Jugan was well into her 40s when she established the Little Sisters of the Poor. Some might consider her a “delayed” or “late” vocation, but I don’t think Jeanne was delayed at all. From an early age she had a sense of her vocation.
Jeanne knew that God loved her and was calling her; she just didn’t know where the call would take her. When Jeanne turned down a marriage proposal, she told her mother, “God wants me for himself, he is keeping me for a work as yet unknown, for a work which is not yet founded.”