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The Archdiocese of Atlanta has a thriving effort to encourage all kinds of vocations — and an example of that was on display recently: A fireman. A doctor. A teacher. A rock star. These are common responses to the perpetual question posed to children—“what do you want to be when you grow up?” But the…

With more lay people taking on vital roles in American parishes, a church in Illinois has given two vital roles to one lay woman: “I’m in heaven every day. I love what I do. I wonder why it’s taken so long to find this,” commented Paulette Shea, pastoral minister and parish nurse at SS. Peter…

On the other side of the world from where I live, another journalist has just become a deacon — but will soon enough be ordained a priest. A paper from Down Under (New Zealand, actually) has this Top Story: New ground was broken in Invercargill this week with the ordination of a family man to…

Surfing around the internet, I stumbled upon a terrific new design for the website for Florida Catholic, which serves several dioceses in the Sunshine State. It’s bright, user-friendly, beautifully designed, and eminently readable. And among the choice nuggets this week is an inspiring vocation story from Palm Beach: Tom Lafreniere heard God calling him to…
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