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They don’t make many like this this fellow anymore: After serving as the pastor of SS. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Olyphant, Pennsylvania for over 50 years, Monsignor Stephen Hrynuck, 97, has retired due to health concerns. Orphaned at an early age, the Ukranian Catholic Eparchy of Philadelphia reports, Msgr. Hrynuck was…

…you could lose your mind! Take a look at this picture of twin Jesuits: And read the unusual story behind them here. As the post points out: vocations really do run in families.

A posting by the Catholic News Service looks at that question — and finds some intriguing theories: Statistics leave no doubt that the number of women religious has dropped sharply over the last 50 years, but there is an ongoing debate over the reasons for the decline. The question surfaced recently when L’Osservatore Romano, the…

It’s National Vocations Awareness Week, and out in Erie, Pennsylvania, some are speculating that the economic downturn could mean a surprising uptick in vocations to religious life: The Rev. Edward Lohse said it’s too early to tell if America’s rough economy will mean an upswing in the number of Catholic priests and women religious. But…
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