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Grim news from the American northeast, where the number of priests continues its decline, and where dioceses are taking some radical but necessary steps. This, from the Sun Journal paper in Maine: The number of Catholic priests in the city will shrink again. Lewiston parishioners were told Saturday that Monsignor Marc B. Caron and two…

It’s wonderful when anyone reaches a 50th anniversary — in marriage or in the priesthood. Florida Catholic profiles a priest about to reach that milestone: Father Raymond Hubert, who will soon be honored on the 50th anniversary of his ordination, has led three distinct lives in his time as a priest: as a missionary, a…

Answer: they’re on a mission from God. The pope today released his message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations, and as the Vatican website makes clear, the theme is missions: Dear brothers and sisters, 1. For the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, to be celebrated on 13 April 2008, I have chosen the…

The Archdiocese of Atlanta welcomed a new batch of deacons a couple weeks back — and the Georgia Bulletin was there. The remarks by Archbishop Gregory struck me as especially vital, and necessary: Twenty robes and neatly folded stoles rested on the marble communion rail. The buzz of chatter and laughter signaled a growing crowd…
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