It has been a privilege to serve the Church for the past eight years as Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Owensboro.
Vocations
‘It’s a beautiful vocation and a beautiful life’ says seminarian anticipating ordination
Deacon Corey D. Bruns, a seminarian of the Diocese of Owensboro, will be ordained a priest on May 22, 2021, at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro.
Good Shepherd Sunday
World Day of Prayer will be observed on Sunday, April 25, 2021 also known as “Good Shepherd Sunday.”
Deacon Corey D. Bruns makes priesthood promises
On Feb. 18, 2021, Diocese of Owensboro seminarian Christopher Grief, second year theology, was instituted into the Ministry of Acolyte.
Christopher Grief instituted into Ministry of Acolyte
On Feb. 18, 2021, Diocese of Owensboro seminarian Christopher Grief, second year theology, was instituted into the Ministry of Acolyte.
Hoping in the Lord in ‘good times and bad,’ seminarian anticipates diaconate ordination
Seminarian Martin Ma Na Ling will be ordained a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Owensboro on March 20, 2021 – and while he does not feel “worthy to receive such a blessing from God,” he knows “it is Jesus Christ who chose me.”
The pandemic didn’t stop our brotherhood; rather it helped us strengthen the bond!
People everywhere are struggling in these difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic. So are the priests! However, the pandemic didn’t stop our brotherhood as priests; it rather emphasized the need for us to get together.
Two seminarians accepted as candidates for the priesthood
In December 2020, two of the Diocese of Owensboro’s seminarians took their next step toward being ordained to the diocesan priesthood.
Holy Spirit parishioner ‘trusting in the Lord’ as he experiences first year of seminary
At a young age, I saw the priesthood as a possible path I could take in life but being so young, the priesthood felt the same as any other cool occupation like being an astronaut or firefighter. It wasn’t until my sophomore year of high school, after attending NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) and meeting many religious, did I understood what living one’s vocation really meant.
Newly-ordained Deacon Corey D. Bruns looks forward to re-evangelizing a world – and Church – touched by pandemic
As Deacon Corey D. Bruns preached his first homily following his ordination to the transitional diaconate, he was surprised to find himself overcome with emotion.