A Valpo Life in the Spotlight: Sister Maria Diana Hartman

A Valpo Life in the Spotlight: Sister Maria Diana Hartman

“A vocation is really just an answer to how God has made your heart. God has crafted each of us in a specific way to serve a specific purpose on this Earth, and your vocation is an answer to that unique calling. It’s something you think about all the time; something...
A Sacred Moment

A Sacred Moment

How to speak with a young man about priesthood There’s a young man you’ve noticed around the parish. He’s fairly devout, seems friendly, and has an obvious love for the Faith.  “Perhaps he could be a priest someday,” you think to yourself.  But what should you do?  Do...
Discernment Groups and Social Distancing

Discernment Groups and Social Distancing

Is it possible to form a discernment group in the midst of a pandemic? For most Vocation Directors, contact with discerners and candidates has dwindled to a bare minimum. Overnight retreats aren’t possible. Day-long events are being cancelled. Even casual gatherings...
Stations of the Cross Guides

Stations of the Cross Guides

Slideshow – Stations of the Cross with Scenes from The Passion of the Christ POWERPOINt DOWNLOAD PDF DOWNLOAD Stations of the Cross for Children WORD DOWNLOAD PDF DOWNLOAD
Discernment During the Pandemic

Discernment During the Pandemic

by Sam Alzheimer If you’re discerning the priesthood, you have a choice over the next thirty days. You can either bemoan your isolation and put your discernment in “lazy limbo” or you can treat this challenge as an opportunity to dive deep. Since you’re a man striving...