The Diocese of Spokane enters the 2025-2026 formation year with a net increase of four seminarians compared to this time in 2024, bringing the total number of men in Spokane's initial priestly formation program to 19. At the same time, Bishop White Seminary (BWS)...
By Fr. Kyle Ratuiste Andrew Kelley's decision to be a seminarian for the Diocese of Spokane was not obvious. His hometown and family are in western Oregon, and he only came to Spokane to attend Gonzaga University. In the American seminary system, men discerning and...
By Fr. Kyle Ratuiste I must admit that I was not expecting much from the National Eucharistic Congress. I had gone to other large conferences before and making arrangements for the trip felt like one more unnecessary burden amidst the busyness of ministry. Thankfully,...
Above: Participants of the Fruitful Harvests Vocations Workshop take a group photo with Bishop Thomas Daly in St. Peter Catholic Church in Spokane on November 4, 2023. By Fr. Kyle Ratuiste About 60 people from across the diocese gathered for a day-long vocations...
Above: People pray before the Blessed Sacrament in Eucharistic Adoration. By Fr. David Gaines Pope Benedict XVI said: “If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know...
Above: Spokane seminarian Nick Sund (center) pictured with family and relatives. By Fr. Kyle Ratuiste “Support seminarians,” sounds like a self-evident maxim for people who desire to see more priestly vocations and for those who have a friend or loved one in the...
Above: David Frank (L) and Timothy Gogl (R) have entered seminary for the Diocese of Spokane after graduating from Catholic high school last spring. By Fr. Kyle Ratuiste Two Catholic high school graduates entered seminary formation for the Diocese of Spokane and are...
Above: A statue of Our Lady of Lourdes on display at the annual Lourdes Novena held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. By Fr. Kyle Ratuiste How do you pray for priests? The importance of praying for priests may be self-evident, but we may not know how to do so....
Above: Spokane seminarians Josh Haxton (L) and Christopher Appel (R) were on the road to visit multiple parishes outside of the Spokane metro area as part of their summer assignment to increase the visibility of seminarians in outlying communities and to help them...
Above: Seminarians Christopher Appel (L) and Andrew Kelley with Director of Vocations, Fr. Kyle Ratuiste (R) at the SEEK23 conference by FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) attended by over 17,000 participants in January 2023. While collegiate outreach...