discernment

Father Robert J. Hater invites us to shift our attitude of waiting from looking to some distant past or future to the waiting that happens in everyday life which affords the opportunity to reflect and respond as Jesus would.

A note Father Nathaniel Daubner wrote as a second-grader resurfaced on his ordination day.

The reform projects launched by Pope Francis — reforming not just institutions like the Roman Curia, but attitudes and pastoral approaches — will not be reversed, even though some may take different forms in the future, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.

In St. Joseph, 37 catechumens and candidates were welcomed into the Church in the last 12 years — including the 11 welcomed this year by the Benedictine Catholic Communities ACC.

From a Christian standpoint, perhaps no component of our baptismal mission is more important or urgent today than our duty to help young people discern their vocation in life.

Jean-Claude Duncan was ordained to the priesthood on Dec. 9 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Cloud. He said of his faith journey, “My story might be atypical, but it is nothing in comparison to the work of God in the lives of each of us every day. Conversion is the process of trust we all must live daily.”

Miara Cash grew up attending St. John Church in Foley with her family. She has spent the last three years formally discerning her vocation as a consecrated virgin.

Deacon Lorenzo Sánchez Rodríguez was ordained a permanent deacon in 2022 after graduating from the Emmaus Institute.