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    • Click on each name for more information about our seminarians

      • Rev. Mr.  Thomas LaPointe
        Rev. Mr. Thomas LaPointe
        Year: 4th Theology/Deacon
      • Joseph Schultz
        Joseph Schultz
        Year: 3rd Theology
      • Rich Perkins
        Rich Perkins
        Year: 2nd Theology
      • Gaten Armstrong
        Gaten Armstrong
        Year: 1st Theology
      • Andrew Wentworth
        Andrew Wentworth
        Year: 1st Theology
      • Luke Nicholas
        Luke Nicholas
        Propedeutic Year
      • Edward Charnock
        Edward Charnock
        Year: 4th Philosophy
      • Andrew Thompson
        Andrew Thompson
        Year: 4th Philosophy
      • Ruben Castañeda
        Ruben Castañeda
        Year : 3rd Philosophy
      • Simon Atkinson
        Simon Atkinson
        Year: 2nd Philosophy
      • Ethan Green
        Ethan Green
        Year: 2nd Philosophy
      • Thomas Benson
        Thomas Benson
        Year: 1st Philosophy
      • Joseph Piccini
        Joseph Piccini
        Year: 1st Year Philosophy
      • Can you picture yourself here?
        Can you picture yourself here?
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      • Vocations Team
      • Reverend Victor P. Ingalls
        Reverend Victor P. Ingalls
        Vocations Director
      • Most Reverend Thomas J. Rodi
        Most Reverend Thomas J. Rodi
        Archbishop
      • Reverend Monsignor William J. Skoneki
        Reverend Monsignor William J. Skoneki
        Vicar General
    • Parish Resources

      Download files of our seminarian poster, group prayer cards, and individual prayer cards both in English & Spanish so that you can help promote praying for our seminarians and vocations to the priesthood all around our Archdiocese.

    • Parish Resources Click Here
    • Homilies on the Priesthood
      From the priests of the archdiocese of mobile

      On the Occasion of his Retirement - Reverend Monsignor Patrick J. Gallagher

      On the 50th Anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood - Reverend Matthew J. O'Connor

  • Called: To Be a Priest in the Archdiocese of Mobile

    • What is a Priest?
      What is a Priest? Fr. Alex Valladares
    • African American Catholicism & the Priesthood Call
      African American Catholicism & the Priesthood Call for Young Black Men | Fr. Manuel Williams, C.R.
    • Our Need for God
      Our Need for God Fr. Phillip McKenna
    • Journey to the Priesthood & Diverse Parish Life
      Journey to the Priesthood & Diverse Parish Life Fr. Cu Minh Duong
    • Becoming a Priest
      Becoming a Priest Fr. Chris Boutin
    • Starting a Food Pantry
      Starting a Food Pantry Fr. Fred Boni
    • Parish Life & Hispanic Ministry
      Parish Life & Hispanic Ministry Fr. Paul Zoghby
    • History & Makeup of the Archdiocese of Mobile
      History & Makeup of the Archdiocese of Mobile Monsignor Michael Farmer
    • Native Soil...

      Native Soil is a new project of the Office of Vocations in collaboration with 4PM Media. It seeks to build the wider “culture of vocations” in the Archdiocese of Mobile by asking everyone to consider how God is calling them to renew our Native Soil.

      Let's Dig In!

  • Hearing God Speak
    A 4-Part Series to help you discern how god is speaking to you

    • Building the Culture of Vocations Part 1
    • Hearing God Speak in Prayer Part 2
    • Hearing God Speak Through Others Part 3
    • Hearing God Speak Through Circumstances Part 4
  • Father Brett Brannen’s Virtual Priestly Discernment Retreat

    • Fr. Brett Brannen graciously agreed to record these four talks in place of a live discernment retreat at Casa Maria Retreat House. We are happy to share these weekend conferences with you.
      Fr. Brannen is the Director of Spiritual Formation at the Pontifical College Josephinum. He also served as the vice-rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. He is widely known as a powerful speaker and an expert in priestly formation.
      Fr. Brannen was ordained in 1991 for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, and served as Vocation Director beginning in 1993. During his tenure, the number of seminarians dramatically expanded. By 2007, Savannah caught the attention of the national press as it ordained the second-highest number of priests per capita of any diocese in the country.
      Fr. Brannen has given over 100 parish missions and retreats to seminarians, priests, and religious orders. He has appeared on EWTN, published several booklets on the priesthood, and released an audio series on how to discern a priestly vocation.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION

  • Men's Nights

    • We all need others to support us in our journey of faith. Consider attending one of the many Men’s Nights sponsored by the Office of Vocations around the Archdiocese in collaboration with several other priests, youth ministers, campus ministers and faithful young adult men. These gatherings will help you get more rooted in your faith, linked up with other young men seeking the Lord and consequently set you up to be more prepared to face all that God has planned for you!
       

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    • Enigma

      Even Now I Give Myself Away
      A Monthly Fellowship Night for Young Black Catholic Men & Young Black Christian Men who attend Catholic Schools; 8th Grade - 25 Years Old. 
       

    • Enigma - Mobile
      Enigma - Mobile Click Here for More Info
    • Enigma - Montgomery
      Enigma - Montgomery Click Here for More Info
    • 10 Ways to Discern a Call to the Priesthood

       
      1. Pray and Listen asking the Lord daily to show you his will.
      2. Pray the Rosary asking for the intercession of Mary, Mother of priests.
      3. Pray a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament regularly.
      4. Attend Mass frequently (daily if possible) and receive Communion.
      5. Go to Confession on a consistent basis.
      6. Read Scripture and meditate on God’s word.
      7. Talk to a priest you find approachable and ask for spiritual advice.
      8. Contact the Vocation Director at [email protected].
      9. Talk to seminarians when they come home for the holidays.
      10. Become involved in your parish

       

      If God is calling you to be a priest, trust that you will be happy and fulfilled following his perfect will.

      God will never send you where his grace cannot sustain you!

    • The Priestly Plan of Formation

      • Men who attend seminary receive the best education the Church has to offer. The official Priestly Plan of Formation focuses on four major areas of development to help the seminarian become a well-rounded man capable of leading the Church to a deeper relationship with God.

      • Human formation: forming the future priests’ personality to be a bridge to Christ; ensuring healthy psycho-sexual development and a mature integrity.

      • Spiritual formation: developing a deep and mature relationship with Christ through prayer and virtuous living.

      • Intellectual formation: understanding the truths of the Faith and cultivating the skills to teach the Faith to others.

      • Pastoral formation: learning how to be a “shepherd of souls,” helping parishioners through the joys and trials of life.

  • WHAT IS GOD CALLING YOU TO DO?

    • Signs of a Priestly Vocation

      • Men who love the Church, her people, and want to be a part of the Church and serve her people. This is counter cultural as we increasingly do not wish to be part of something bigger than ourselves.

      • Men who wish to give their life as a gift to God and the Church. This is what the sign of celibacy is saying, namely, that I wish to totally make a gift of my life for the Kingdom of God. Again, counter cultural.

      • Men who will teach the truth of Jesus Christ with courage and conviction in our ever secular world in which relativism is so pervasive. Again, counter cultural.

      • Men who will help the people of the Church use their God given talents to build up the Kingdom of God. The Second Vatican Council taught that all the baptized are commissioned by the Lord to do His work and the priest needs to invite and challenge all to be involved in God’s work.

      • Men who deeply love the Lord and want to grow in their relationship with Him.

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