National Vocation Awareness Week is Nov. 1-6, 2026, and our diocese’s Called by Name Weekend is Nov. 7/8, 2026.
Vocations
Priests reflect on joy of ‘bringing God to the people’
Priesthood Sunday is observed this year on Sept. 27, and The Western Kentucky Catholic recently reached out to several of the Diocese of Owensboro’s priests to learn what brings them joy as they live out their vocations.
Los sacerdotes reflexionan sobre la alegría de ‘llevar a Dios al pueblo’.
El Domingo del Sacerdocio se celebra este año el 27 de septiembre, y el periódico El Católico de Kentucky Occidental se puso en contacto recientemente con varios sacerdotes de la Diócesis de Owensboro para saber por qué aman su vocación.
Hitchhiking to evangelize: Paducah-raised Poor Friar shares vocation testimony
My name is Friar Christopher of the Little Friars and Little Nuns of Jesus and Mary, otherwise known as the Poor Friars.
Pope Leo XIV urges sisters to foster vocations to religious life in United States
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged sisters to foster vocations to religious life in the United States in a video message sent Aug. 12.
Two seminarians accepted into candidacy
On Aug. 1 during the Saturday evening Mass at St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, diocesan seminarians Hunter Dickens and Hoan Tran participated in the Rite of Candidacy, which is the next milestone in their formation and discernment process.
Quo Vadis camp provides opportunity to pray about, discern God’s calling
This summer, from June 14-17, the diocese’s Office of Vocations hosted its inaugural Quo Vadis summer camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green.
Diocese’s seminarians gather for prayer, brotherhood
During the final days of July, the Office of Vocations brought together the Diocese of Owensboro’s 14 seminarians for a summer gathering to pray and grow in brotherhood before school began.
Letting Down Our Nets: Trusting the Lord to Send Our Diocese More Holy Vocations
“Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer” is a spiritual motto attributed to Padre Pio that has “unofficially” been the motto of the Office of Vocations this past year.
Echando nuestras redes: Confiando en que el Señor enviará a nuestra diócesis más vocaciones santas
“Ora, ten esperanza y no te preocupes. La preocupación es inútil. Dios es misericordioso y escuchará tu oración” es un lema espiritual atribuido al Padre Pío que ha sido el lema “extraoficial” de la Oficina de Vocaciones durante el último año.