The communities of women-religious active in the Archdiocese of Portland are hard-working witnesses of God’s love and mercy. A few of the special opportunities to be with them are noted below.
Nov 01 - 07 2026
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November 2026
Nov 04 2026
Feast of St. Charles Borromeo
Nov 21 2026
Vocations Workshop “A Culture of Vocations: Why and How”
Queen of Peace Parish
January 2027
Jan 20 2027
Vocations Workshop “A Culture of Vocations: Relationships and Resources”
St. Pius X Catholic Church
August 2027
Aug 04 2027
Feast of St. John Vianney
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Be the Fathers You Are Called To Be
Archbishop Sample imparted his heart-felt insights about spiritual fatherhood to the seminarians attending the Denver SEEK Conference on January 3, 2026. He told the men, “To be a good spiritual father is learned by being a beloved spiritual son. Be secure as a beloved son.”
Rooted in Communion
Each December the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Portland gather for an evening of prayer, fraternity, and conversation at a dinner hosted by Archbishop Sample. This annual Advent event offers a welcome pause at the close of an academically demanding semester.
New Episode: Engaged By the Spirit
Fr. Peter Julia, Vocations Director, was joined by his nephew to discuss life as an 18-year-old and his visit to Oregon.
2025 Seminarian Appeal Launch
The call for vocations is not just general, but personal and cultural. I humbly encourage young men; if you feel a call to the priesthood, you owe it to God to discern with His Church.
Seminary’s Celebration of Trust and Hope
In consecrating the Seminary to the Blessed Virgin, the community reaffirmed a timeless truth: wherever Mary is present, Christ is more fully revealed. For the seminarians who walked prayerfully behind the Eucharist that day, their vocational journey is now more deeply rooted in the tender embrace of the Mother of God.
Saints for Our Generation
The canonization of Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati reminds the world that we can be saints for our time when we strive to follow the will of God.
Habemus Papam!
The excitement of the people was driven by the fact that the Holy Spirit, through the College of Cardinals, had chosen a new Vicar to succeed the unbroken line of popes dating all the way back to Peter – at whose bones we had gathered. It didn’t matter who it was.
Rise in Abortion Rates Calls for Spiritual Response
In response to Oregon Health Authority’s finalized 2023 abortion records which show dramatically increased abortion rates in several categories, the Archdiocese of Portland encourages Oregonians to respond not with despair, but with renewed commitment to prayer, hope and advocacy.
Vocations Celebrations
Mr. Coulter McIntyre was installed as an acolyte at the Pontifical North American College in Rome on March 1, 2025. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization conferred the ministry on 24 seminarians. Placing the paten with the hosts...
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27September11:00 am
Archbishops Vocation Mass
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30September
5:30 pm - 8:30 pmSt. Andrew Vocations Dinner with Archbishop Sample
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01NovemberAll Day
National Vocation Awareness Week
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.