It has been just over six weeks since I was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Rockford on…

God calls those He wants to be priests. He chooses them from among His people in order to consecrate them,…

In this video posted to the YouTube channel Breaking In The Habit, Br. Casey Cole debunks five commonly held myths most…

Being a seminarian, I’m surrounded by other seminarians and I’ve heard a variety of vocation stories. What always amazes me…

Fr. Ian Van Heusen provides a Gospel commentary and video each week for Catholic-Link. He loves being a priest, but…

How is it possible that a young man decides to leave everything behind to enter the seminary? Why would this…

There are certain, obvious parts of the Mass that become more automatic touchstones… easier, in a sense, for us to…

I may be a seminarian, but I’m a huge fan of romantic tales. I like movies with happy endings when…

Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense every…

Even the most beautiful community can never heal the wound of loneliness that we carry. It is only when we…

The fundamental objective of the formation of the lay faithful is an ever-clearer discovery of one’s vocation and the ever-greater…

And to you [priests] also, disciples of our illustrious physician, it is fitting that you should not withhold healing from…

In other words, the person mature enough to commit to either the married or religious state of life must already…