Deacon Patrick Salah did portray a priest during playtime at home when he was very young, but the Halifax, N.S., product first truly felt the call to serve the Lord shortly after his first year of Bachelor of Music studies at Dalhousie University in 2011.
Hope and hoop dreams give rise to foundation
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterIf being positive is a calling in life, Hope Agbolosoo has certainly found his.
Vocational discernment is for every Catholic
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA vocational discernment is for every person of the faith, says Sr. Mary Rowell, president of NAVFD, National Association of Vocation and Formation Directors.
Poverty, chastity, obedience give meaning
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAt 93 Sr. Norah Burns struggles to understand the lives of people who haven’t lived the last 75 years under the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. In her life the vows have been “Everything, really.”
Sisters take to social media to spread Christ’s message
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterPointing people to Christ through mediums like Instagram and Facebook is a calling fit for a millennial nun and Sr. Amanda Marie Detry is a perfect fit.
Call to serve begins with Lord’s guidance
By Paula Ducepec, Catholic Register SpecialFr. Matthew McCarthy will take the cue from the Lord Himself for his guiding principles as he begins his journey as director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Catholic bikers get their motors running
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- Wayne Reville first got his motorcycle licence at age 19, and he hasn’t lost his love for riding since.
Call to religious life has laundry room origins
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterMarvin-Paul Fernandez offered the first clue that a vocation to religious life could be in his future back when he was a little boy growing up in Laoag City in the Philippines’ Ilocos Norte province.
Shawl ministry generations in the making
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterLike countless generations of women in her family, Olga Ciaravella spends her evenings quietly crocheting prayer shawls for those in need.
Author brews up own way to evangelize
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- Bookworms making their way through a copy of The Last Bachelor Of Ales might not expect to be evangelized, and that’s just what first-time Catholic author Peter Elliott is hoping for.
Franciscans look to reach out to youth
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada’s OFM Franciscans aren’t facing a vocations emergency, but they do have a problem — the same problem many dioceses and religious orders of priests face across Canada.