Vocation Events
A Virtual Tour of Convent Life for Women
Vocation Ministry offered the first "Behind the Veil" virtual look into Religious Life for women in ...
Winter Seminarian Dinner with Archbishop Sample
Archbishop Sample meets with all the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Portland two times a year ...
10 January 2021
Archbishop’s Discernment Retreat
If you are thinking that God may be calling you to the priesthood here in the ...
10 January 2021
Archbishop’s Discernment Retreat
If you are thinking that God may be calling you to the priesthood here in the ...
Archbishop’s Discernment Retreat
If you are thinking that God may be calling you to the priesthood here in the ...
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
The over 60 million abortions since the 1973 decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. ...
World Day for Consecrated Life
Celebrated in parishes February 6-7, in honor of all those called to consecrated life! Pray for ...
A Virtual Look into Religious Life for Men
As a follow-up to our highly successful women's discernment event, Behind the Veil, Vocation Ministry has ...
Installation of Lector and Acolyte
Please pray for the seminarians who are being installed in the Ministry of Lector, which calls ...
Installation of Lector and Acolyte
Please pray for the seminarians who are being installed in the Ministry of Lector, which calls ...
6th Grade Vocation Rally
All 6th grade youth are invited to attend the annual Vocation Rallies at St. Joseph School ...
6th Grade Vocation Rally
All 6th grade youth are invited to attend the annual Vocation Rallies at St. Joseph School ...
What do Priests Do?
Priests do far more than celebrate Mass and pray all day. The life of a priest is busy, demanding, challenging—and incredibly rewarding.
Why Celibacy?
Celibacy is always a top concern for men thinking about the priesthood, but rest assured that every priest had the same thought before he went to seminary.
Signs of a Priestly Vocation
If Jesus has placed a desire in your heart for priesthood, no matter what your age, don’t ignore it. Talk to a priest you admire about how you feel.
Priesthood Discernment Self-Test
Examining oneself using these twenty qualities or signs is a good way to begin one’s discernment of priesthood, but it should not be done in a vacuum.