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Answers available for discerning call to priesthood
Robert Delaney, The Michigan Catholic
For the young man who thinks he might have a calling to the priesthood, Fr. James Bilot suggests a first step would be to discuss it with his parish priest or college chaplain, and with parents or others who could be supportive in his discernment process.
Weekend at seminary helps teen decide
Robert Delaney, The Michigan Catholic
Adam Markham can attest to the value of attending a seminary Discernment Weekend in helping a young man who thinks he might have a vocation to the priesthood.
How Do I Know What God Wants Me To Do?
Fr. Jim Bilot, Director of Vocations
For some it is easy because the desire has been there since childhood. "I always wanted to be a pilot." "An athlete." "A teacher." "A nurse." Some base their future on a dream. "I always dreamed of being in law" or "in medicine" or "in business…." Still others have had a calling to dedicate their lives to the ministry of the Church.
Discernment Weekend Participants Encouraged by Cardinal Maida
The Liturgy is always an important and essential element for the closing of a discernment weekend. Men who come to pray, contemplate and discern a calling to the priesthood are invited to join with the Sacred Heart Major Seminary community at the table of the Lord in the final moments of the weekend.
Discernment Weekends: Learning, Prayer, FellowshipSeveral times throughout the school year, men from around the archdiocese, as well as other dioceses, come to the seminary to enjoy a discernment weekend. They experience first-hand what life at Sacred Heart is all about.
If anyone out there knows any young men who have what it takes to make a good diocesan priest, Cardinal Maida wants to know about it.
What Detroit's Auxiliary Bishops Had To Say…We asked the auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Detroit their thoughts on their role as bishop, and the question, "What aspect of your ministry draws you closer to Christ?"
"Support Your Local Seminarian" Project Receives Support In Vicariates
The people of the Archdiocese of Detroit have always been generous with their financial support for the formation and education of the Detroit seminarians. In order to provide more personal contact between these men studying to become priests ... the Vocation Office has initiated a project titled "Support Your Local Seminarian."
Robert Delaney, The Michigan Catholic
Almost all new priests ordained for the Archdiocese of Detroit are products of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, and the seminary receives substantial funding from money contributed to the annual Catholic Services Appeal.
I had many plans for myself – meet a good Catholic woman, get married, raise a family, finish graduate school, and move on to a bigger and better job – but I vividly remember sitting in my 8 by 8 cubicle one afternoon thinking, "Is that it?"
Seminarian Chaplain Learns About Rigors Of Army Ministry
Michelle Zotter, The Michigan Catholic
He crawled under barbed wire, was shot at and didn't sleep for three days, but if he had to, 2nd Lt. Andrew Bloomfield, Staff Specialist (Chaplain Candidate), would do it all over again.
What Happens At an Ordination?
Ordinations are one of the most beautiful of Church celebrations. Deacon and priesthood ordinations are distinct yet similar ceremonies during a Mass. Many people never witness an ordination.
2005 Priestly Ordination: Archdiocese welcomes three new priests
Robert Delaney, The Michigan Catholic
The Archdiocese of Detroit's three new priests include its first-ever full-blooded Native American and its first-ever widowed grandfather permanent deacon to be ordained a priest, as well as the son of another permanent deacon.
Robert Delaney, The Michigan Catholic
Robert Delaney, The Michigan Catholic
'Priesthood is still vibrant and life-giving for me'
Fr. Jim Bilot, Director of Vocations, Archdiocese of Detroit
What is one of the greatest needs in the Catholic Church in the United States today? From my perspective, it is the need to increase vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.
Years as a priest have been the 'happiest of my life'
Fr. Richard Lewnau
God, in His goodness, has called me to serve Him as a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit. I was ordained a priest on May 29, 2004, by His Eminence Cardinal Adam Maida, and the two and a half years during which I have served the Lord as a priest have been the happiest of my life.
Detroit pastor is 87 and not counting Bill McGraw, Free Press Staff WriterToward the end of weekend masses, the pastor asks parishioners who are turning a year older to stand. Last weekend was the parishioners' turn. They serenaded the Rev. Peter Lentine, one of the oldest Catholic pastors in the nation.
'I give thanks to God every day,' says parish priestFr. Brian K Cokonougher I look forward to celebrating the Holy Eucharist with my parishioners. Beginning the day with Christ's grace and the fellowship of my community helps me to be more patient with my own shortcomings as well as handling the problems I encounter in my ministry.
Linda Ann Chomin, The Observer & Eccentric
When the Rev. James Smalarz told friends he was going to become a priest they laughed and said, "remember playing church and you were always the priest." Smalarz smiles at the memory. His life has taken a few turns since then. It wasn't until his mid 30s that Smalarz even considered joining the priesthood.
Diocesan Priest: Directing Life To God Became a Passion
Fr. Jim Kean, Pastor, St. Alfred Parish, Taylor
The discernment of my vocation began in a familiar way. I started "discerning" even before I knew what the process meant. At first there was simply the idea of directing my life totally for God. At about the age of 20, when in college, I began to read biographies of several saints and the Gospels.
Priesthood At the Service Of Vocation
Rev. Michael B. Sweeney, OP, Co-director, Catherine of Siena Institute
"I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church." This is the Church as we believe in it. Yet the Church as we experience it might better be described as "one, holy, catholic and ministeriaL" The mark of a successful parish seems to have become the number of opportunities for ministry that it boasts.
Celibacy As a Gift To the Church
Rev. Wayne Sattler, Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota
Therefore, I ask you: In the presence of God and the Church, are you resolved, as a sign of your interior dedication to Christ, to remain celibate for the sake of the kingdom and in lifelong service to God and mankind?" This was the question the rector of our major seminary encouraged us to reflect upon during the summer break of our second year of formation.
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