On Friday night before the Saturday workshop, I had the amazing opportunity to tour St. Vincent Archabbey, a Benedictine Monastery, the oldest monastery in the US and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. I was privileged to listen to their incredible organ and see where the monks eat and pray! What a place to contemplate … Continued

Sometimes we asked to come to beautiful places to hold workshops! Now, don’t get me wrong. Every diocese has beauty to offer. I live in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, and I love it. BUT I don’t think that it is an incredibly beautiful place to live. We have no mountain or ocean view, and the … Continued

This group of priests made such an impression on me. Yes, they are a group of men, average about 65, who said YES to this vocation of priesthood many years ago. But what impressed me was their resiliency. You see this area of the US is ground zero for the grand jury report that came … Continued

When I have a workshop in my own home state of Texas, I rejoice! I love traveling this state in which I grew up! I want vocations booming here in this state in a BIG way! I had been trying to have a workshop in Austin for about 4 years, so to finally get the … Continued

There is that long acronym again! NCDVD! What does that mean? National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors, which is an organization that brings together the diocesan vocation directors from each diocese each year for a conference. So, each diocese has a priest, normally, who has the title of Vocation Director. It is his job to … Continued

I did not know what to expect when I was asked to speak at the Napa Institute. The first question I had was, “What is the Napa Institute anyway?” I knew only that many Cathoilcs, including bishops converged on Napa Valley in the Summer, but why? Officially, the Napa Institute is, “a Summer Conference that … Continued