WASHINGTON (CNS) — Nine years ago, Natalie Smith thought something had to be done to reverse the vocations crisis. Smith, a convert to Catholicism who had worked in marketing, felt like there had to ...

It seems that whenever I hear Christians talk about the consequences of Adam and Eve’s sin and their expulsion from Eden, the conversation revolves around debates on gender roles in marriage and in ...

The life of a religious brother unfolds silently in a world driven by countless demands—hidden in prayer, community, and everyday obedience. Yet behind the silence lies a profound human narrative of ...

In this undated photo, Anthony Olmes, left, of the Diocese of Helena, Mont., visits with Joshua French and Dominic Wolters, of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, John Vrochta of the Diocese ...

What does the life of Father McGivney offer to someone discerning a vocation? How is his life an example and inspiration for us?Pope John Paull II teaches that love is “the fundamental and innate ...

A new video series on the upcoming synod reveals how the Church can give help and guidance to young people. A new video series on the upcoming synod reveals how the Church can give help and guidance ...

We celebrate on this day both Good Shepherd Sunday and Vocations Sunday. The Church reminds us today that each Christian has one task: to listen to the Shepherd’s voice and heed his call. In the ...

The three aspects of vocation – “listening, discerning, living” – were present for Jesus and continue today for young people, according to Pope Francis in his December 3, 2017, Message for 2018 World ...

Pope Leo XIV has shared his advice for how to discern one's vocation, starting with the importance of creating space for interior silence to "hear what the Lord desires for our happiness." In Pope Leo ...

One writer has described vocation as the place where our great joy meets the world’s deep hunger. I am convinced that our aim in life should be to live and work in a way that brings us joy, rather ...