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It’s unusual that brothers find themselves in the seminary studying for the priesthood at the same time — but that’s happened to two men in New Orleans. The Clarion Herald profiled them recently: At a time when the U.S. church is fervently praying and diligently searching for vocations to the priesthood,Notre Dame Seminary has a…

It’s rare to find a funeral director who’s a woman. And even rarer to find a funeral director who’s a woman…and a nun. But here’s a story about one in Kansas: For Benedictine Sister Christine Kean, becoming a funeral director was more the outcome of a lifelong fascination than the realization of a lifelong dream.…

When I was visiting the monastery in Georgia, I heard about evangelicals making retreats there. I thought that was unusual — but this article seems to indicate it’s part of a growing trend: About eight years ago, I found myself in a convent in Bogotá, Colombia. I had not planned to get me to a…

Here’s a remarkable vocation story: a Franciscan who is also a musician — and who is about to enter a cloister in Italy. It comes from The Catholic Moment newspaper in Indiana: Music often tells a story, and a concert at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church let Father Maximilian Mary Dean, FI, share his…
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