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DETROIT PRIESTLY VOCATIONS
Are you called to the priesthood? The Archdiocese of Detroit Office of Priestly Vocations offers resources for any young men discerning the priesthood. Their new website has information on applying to seminary, frequently asked questions, and how to get in touch with Fr. Craig Giera, the vocation director for the Archdiocese of Detroit.
If you are a man discerning the priesthood, click here for
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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DISCERNMENT GROUP
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DISCERNMENT WEEKEND
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Archdiocese of Detroit
Office of Priestly Vocations
Fr. Craig Giera, Director
Email: giera.craig@aod.org
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Men of the Hearts Podcast
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a week agoFr. David takes the lead as he and Fr. Craig discuss the Ignatian spiritual exercises and their experience on the 30-day silent retreat that all seminarians attend. Show notes: (0:30) Fr. David... -
3 weeks agoFr. Zach and Fr. Drew Mabee, brothers in the priesthood and brothers biologically, discuss their conversions to Catholicism, their journeys to the priesthood, and how they grow in faith and... -
3 months agoFr. Steve Pullis joins Fr. Craig and Fr. David to discuss his vocation story, his assignments as a priest, and his new role as the Director of Pastoral Formation at Sacred Heart. Show notes: (1:40... -
4 months agoFr. Bryan Kassa, Director of Vocations for the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle, joins Fr. Craig and Fr. David to discuss his vocation story and the importance of fully surrendering to the... -
5 months agoFr. Charlie Fox joins Men of the Hearts to talk about his own vocation story, as well as formation, what it really is, and why it’s so important. Show notes: (0:42) Fr. Craig introduces this month’s...
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What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?
Through the Sacrament of Holy Orders, bishops and priests are given a special role in carrying out the mission of the Church. They exercise the ministerial priesthood of Jesus Christ as head of the Church. Through many of the Sacraments they act In Persona Christi (In the Person of Christ). The share in the one priesthood of Jesus Christ.
Deacons also receive a special grace through ordination and are called to assist the ministry of bishops and priests (Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC], nos. 1547, 1554). Pope Benedict XVI writes, “The priest is above all a servant of others” (Sacramentum Caritatis [Sacrament of Charity], no. 23). In gathering the community, modeling Christ’s love for the poor, presiding at Eucharist, and evangelizing social realities, ordained ministers help Christians imitate Christ’s mission of love and justice.
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