Holy Orders

Holy Orders/Discernment

How Can I Recognize the call to the priestly life?

As with any vocation, there are signs and circumstances which may suggest a call to holiness worth exploring.

  • Enjoy working with people.
  • Apply yourself diligently to studies or job (people can count on you)
  • Your relationship with God gives you strength and direction
  • Love of your Catholic Faith and partaking of the Eucharist
  • Between the ages of 21 and 40 and open to the challenges of the Catholic church in the 21st century
  • Willing to learn and grow intellectually, spiritually, and psychologically

Is God Calling You?

 Learn more about our Dominican family and about the process of joining our order and becoming a Dominican Friar.

Resources

Related Topics

 
Other Vocations Sites

National Religious Vocations Conference — National Coalition for Church Vocations

Vision Vocation Network — Vision Guide

 

 

Vocations Awareness Programs

Serra Club

Operation Andrew

Operation Miriam

Called by Name

Come and See

Busy Students Retreats

 

Articles & Brochures

10 Questions Parents Often Ask About Church Vocations” — An excellent resource written by Parents’ Standing Committee of the National Religious Vocation Conference.

Available for purchase at www.nccb-vocations.org.

 
The Scoop About Catholic Priests, Brothers, Sisters & Deacons” — This brochure is a good resource for questions on vocations, from the National Coalition for Church Vocations. 

Available for purchase at www.nccv-vocations.org.

 
What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?” (PDF: 346 KB) — A newsletter article on vocations from El Momento Catolico, U.S. Catholic, 205 W. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL  60606, Telephone: (312) 236-7782, www.uscatholic.org

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