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...
Above: Seminarians and discerners stand at the conclusion of Spokane's Chrism Mass on March 28, 2023. By: Fr. Kyle Ratuiste NOTE: This is the second of a series of articles on understanding seminary formation. Previously, I wrote about the four dimensions of...
Above: Bishop William Condon with the children of his brother James Condon in 1945. The author's mother, Mary Conley, is on the far right. (Courtesy: The Conley Family) By Therese O’Rourk My family has roots in the Diocese of Spokane that go back generations, starting...
Photo above: An exterior image of Immaculate Heart Retreat Center. By Immaculate Heart Retreat Center Staff Immaculate Heart Retreat Center throughout the year hosts programs to support couples as they journey together in the Sacrament of Marriage. Young couples...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Photo above: Bishop Thomas Daly in the Bishop White Seminary chapel with a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christ Child. Drawing from his devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes, Bishop Daly describes the origin of the "sixth decade" for vocations, and he encourages the...
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...