Photo above: Fr. David Gaines (center) leads a discussion group at the 2022 Quo Vadis Days (QVD22) discernment camp for high school boys. New discernment groups build on the interest in vocations in part generated by Quo Vadis Days. By Office of Vocations During this...
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Explainer: A Seminary Primer, Part I – Dimensions of Formation
Photo above: Spokane seminarians participate in the Liturgy of the Word during Mass. By Fr. Kyle Ratuiste What does it take for a man to become a priest? This series of articles will explore various aspects of seminary formation. In this article, I will share about...
Young Woman from Spokane Enters Prenovitiate
Photo above: Sister Maria Guadalupe with her family and a TOR priest serving at Franciscan University of Steubenville in the chapel of her novitiate. A young woman from Spokane, WA took a next step in her journey as a religious sister by concluding a year-long...
Pasco Native Professes First Religious Vows
Photo above: Members of the Missionary Sisters, Servants of the Word, pose with clergy and the celebrant, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, on September 10, 2022 following a Mass for entrance into the novitiate and first religious profession. Sister Cristina Gomez, HMSP of...
A Seminarian’s Story: The Rosary and the Grace to Say “Yes”
Photo above: The author, Andrew Kelley, (third from left) pictured with a group led on pilgrimage to Lourdes, France by Bishop Thomas Daly (second from left) in August 2022. The Sanctuary of Lourdes dominates the background. By Andrew Kelley Marian devotion through...
Spokane Accepts Six New Seminarians, Bringing Total to Ten
The Diocese of Spokane accepted six new seminarians to begin formation this year. In total, ten men from Spokane are going through seminary formation across three different locations: the Cor Christi Propaedeutic Program at Bishop White Seminary (Spokane, WA), Mount...
Tips for Celebrating Priesthood Sunday in the Parish
Photo above: Priests and laity of the diocese gathered around Bishop Daly at the altar during the Chrism Mass in 2022. These tips are brought to you by the Serra Club of Spokane. Priesthood Sunday is a national day to show priests that they are special and...
Resource Review: The Melchizedek Project
Photo above: The author, Fr. Jeffrey Lewis, with some members of his latest Melchizedek Project group at at the annual Quo Vadis Days discernment camp in 2021. By Fr. Jeffrey Lewis Editor’s Note: Fr. Jeffrey Lewis is the pastor of St. Mary Catholic Parish in Spokane...