Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico, revealed this week that the shortage of vocations to the priesthood means each priest on average must minister to between 13,000 and 14,000 people.

For some people, career and vocation mean the same thing, but there are differences. A career is usually something a person chooses based on several factors — one’s interests, the salary or one’s ...

The recently released Apostolic Visitation Final Report acknowledges the challenges of contemporary vocation promotion for women religious. This was also confirmed in the now landmark 2009 “Study on ...

The word "vocation" is loaded. It elicits a spectrum of strong opinions within the church; ranging from the angst-filled young adult in despair over the future to the steadfast theologian certain of ...

When most people hear the word “vocation,” they think of a calling to the priesthood or religious life. But a new program at the University of Notre Dame promotes a broader interpretation of the term.

The terms “vocation” and “class” are used interchangeably in this guide. They mean the same thing in Dragon’s Dogma 2, so don’t worry about the terminology too much. We will say this: Fighters are a ...

Labor Day 2019 marks the 125th anniversary of that federal holiday, established in 1894 to honor the American worker. Many priests may use the occasion to repeat the old saw about Catholic social ...

Over the centuries, it’s been distorted, but history also sharpens our view of every Christian’s calling. In the first history class of each new year at Bethel Seminary, I have my students talk about ...

What does it mean to be a musician in our time and in our place? What is to be the fate of music—serious, great music, timeless music—in our civilization? For reasons which I trust will become ...

From Hyman G. Rickover’s “Thoughts on Man’s Purpose in Life,” the Council on Religion & International Affairs’ annual Morgenthau Memorial Lecture in 1982, after his retirement as a U.S. Navy admiral: ...