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Father Wesley Schawe, Director of the Office of
Priestly Vocations for the Catholic Diocese of
Dodge City, Kansas, speaks about the importance
of knowing who God whats you to be.
College Connection for high school seniors and transfer students
The Vocations Office wants to help high school seniors and transfer students from the Diocese of Dodge City get connected with their new college home this Fall! No matter where they’re going (community college, Catholic college, state university), we want to give their new parish or Catholic Center a “heads up” so they can be invited to continue and enrich their Catholic life. Some of the greatest activity in the Catholic Church today is centered on college campuses!
But we can’t do it without help! We need to know where your graduating high school seniors (plus transfer students and community college graduates) plan to be next year.
Mail completed sign up cards to: Diocese of Dodge City Vocations Office, P.O. Box 137, Dodge City, KS 67801
Sunday, 01 April 2012 08:54
Sister Mary Vuong, OP, of Great Bend,
shares her vocation story; Sister Mary will
profess her final vows on May 26
Hey, guys! Listen With Your Heart
I'm your new bishop, Bishop John, and I invite you to reflect on these following articles about God's vocational call for you. I hope and pray that these reflections will assist you to listen to God in your heart. He has a wonderful plan for you as a priest, or a husband and dad.
Listen. Follow.
Please pray for me and be assured of my prayers. Remember, God loves you more than you can ask or imagine.
Vocational Questions need to be directed to All...
1. Who does God want you to be ?
2. What would it be like to be a priest?
3. What kind of job would make you happy?
4. Have you ever thought of being a priest?
5. What do you want to do when you're out of school?
6. What do you hear God saying when you pray?
7. What do you want to be when you grow up?
8. Do you ask God to show you your vocation?
9. Which priest has had an impact on your life? What did he do/say?
10. What would be the hardest/easiest thing about being a priest?
These questions are worth asking, because they open the mind and heart to the purpose of our existence. Only when I begin asking these questions of others and asking these questions of myself will I begin to discover the unique reason why God made me. If I want to be happy, I need to align my will with His. Everyone deserves a question. Fr. Wesley Schawe
Signs of a Priestly Vocation
Leadership - ability to get others to act
Concern for others and their welfare
Responsibility - dependability in doing assigned tasks
Initiative - ability to initiate tasks himself
Integrity - honesty, trustworthiness
Emotional Stability - responsive, well-balanced
Cooperation with those in authority
Generosity - ability to give of self
Respect for authority
Piety - regular, balanced practice of religion
Acceptance by others of his group
Courtesy in speech and manner
Personal appearance
General Health
People Would Be Surprised to Know...
People would be surprised to know that I...
was a middle-aged meat cutter in a small town when I heard God calling me to be a priest. God made me understand in a very personal way that I was not doing what God wanted me to do and He led me to definitively prepare for a vocation to the priesthood. The best decision of my life was to follow the Lord.
Fr. Don Bedore was ordained May 28, 2011 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Fr. Don Bedore of the Diocese of Dodge City is featured in the
Class of 2011: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood.
NEW PRIEST CLASS BOASTS VARIETY OF RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS
Several Vietnamese refugees among class Almost ten percent with military experience Two brothers to be ordained in Indiana
WASHINGTON—A deaf man, escapees from Vietnam, grandfathers, military veterans, and ministers who converted from other religions are among the men being ordained to the priesthood in 2011.
Men ordained range in age from 25 to 63. Their range of backgrounds shows on the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) www.usccb.org/vocations.
The sites host results of an annual survey of ordinands conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) for the USCCB Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. The survey is reported each spring, when most dioceses and religious orders in the nation ordain new priests.
With so many options, it's not easy to discern the best path to live out your Christian calling. Vocation Match can help you narrow your search. You will be asked a series of questions that will help you gain insight into your vocation. You may go through the Match, receive your results, and remain in complete control of who, if anyone, is sent your profile.
VocationMatch.com allows an inquirer to create a profile, which is matched against the profiles of hundreds of participating religious communities. Inquirers can click to have their profiles sent to any of their matches. Or they can use the descriptive listings, videos, and links featured in their results to learn more about matching communities and possibly begin a conversation with them. To try the free match service, go to VocationMatch.com.
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