Vocations
Seeing the Lord: Diocese honors women religious celebrating jubilees in 2025
Eleven of the 14 women religious celebrating jubilees of religious profession in the Diocese of Owensboro in 2025 gathered to celebrate on Oct. 25, as Bishop William F. Medley thanked them for answering the call to serve.
How to support diocesan seminarians during National Vocations Week and beyond
The academic year for the Diocese of Owensboro’s seminarians is in full swing and the Office of Vocations has remained busy with seminary visits and vocations-promoting activities.
‘Not our work – but God’s work’
As a musician, Sr. Catherine Marie Schuhmann, CP, likens the expressions of the female Passionist vocation to “a symphony orchestra – all these different instruments, all contributing to the one, beautiful, melody.”
Vocation Tuesday kickoff asks the Holy Spirit to help vocations flourish
Members of the faithful gathered to pray for a culture of vocations in the Diocese of Owensboro in the evening of Sept. 16, as the first weekly Vocation Tuesday event was kicked off at Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish.
Diocese’s seven seminarians begin fall studies
This fall, the Diocese of Owensboro’s seven seminarians are beginning their studies at several different seminaries around the country.
Prayer and intentionality
“How can we change the culture of our diocese in our approach to vocations?”
A day for vocations: Two young people unite lives to Christ in ‘supernatural’ callings
May 31, 2025, marked a momentous day for the Diocese of Owensboro as two young people united their lives to Christ in their individual vocations.
A place of rest and refuge
“Blessed the man who finds refuge in you, in their hearts are pilgrim roads.” -Ps. 84:6
‘Thank you for all being the very best’ – Sister Judith Nell Riney retires from Brescia
The last days of April 2025 could have been called “Sister Judith Nell Riney Week” at Brescia University, as the longtime librarian was honored twice for her service to the Catholic college.
Study: Devotion to Mary has significant impact on discerning, sustaining vocations
(OSV News) — Devotion to Mary is a significant factor in discerning and sustaining the call to priestly and religious life, according to a new study.
