FYI, for your ping lists.
/johnny
The writer should have included a link so that readers could help out the monastery by buying their produce or other goods or by sending a donation.
This link apparently allows people to buy from various monasteries. I plan on going here to shop for 2 of my beer-loving sons when their birthdays come up in September.
http://www.monasterygreetings.com
There are several things that are happening way out here west that might be duplicated in that diocese.
1. QuoVadis Days — camp for young men disicerning the priesthood or in this case, becoming a monk.
2. The Bishop holds a St. Andrew’s Dinner at different locations in the archdiocese for those discerning a vocation to the priesthood with speakers about vocations.
3. Nun Run and visiting churches and attending a conference for girls discerning a vocation to a consecrated life. Many parishes take girls down to San Francisco area for this.
4. Vocations Rally for sixth graders attending Catholic Schools — three venues, displays and talking with someone like these monks, a panel to talk about their vocations and then anwer questions, and of course, a lunch break. The Portland Serra Club had over 6— sixith graders so this got split two years ago, and we here in the Willamette valley garner nearly 250. Portland still had over 300 attend their Vocations Rally this year.
Maybe there are other ideas that people from other diocese could put forth here. Then someone needs to send this FR link to them.
United States, a “Boom” of Vocations
Traditional Catholicism Is Winning
Study finds new religious vocations are younger, more educated
Number of Priests Worldwide Continues Steady Increase (and other good news!)
A religious role: Dolores Hart left films to become a nun
Central Java, Catholic Church Celebrates a Boom in Vocations
Pope stresses spiritual guidance in discerning religious vocation
"Every Catholic Is Called To Encourage Vocations, Pope Says" [Catholic Caucus]
Former ‘sorority girl’ off to the convent (Catholic Caucus)
Local TV Shows Move-In Day for St. Paul’s Largest Seminarian Class in 30 Years [St.Paul-Minneapolis]
Military Archdiocese Sees More Priestly Vocations
WYD and vocations: Young want to be heard, invited, challenged
Need some good news? Lots of vocations!
Whatever Happened to ... The Soccer Pro Who Left to Become a Priest?
ECUMENIC: Vocations in the Wake of Scandal – “I am Part of the Solution, not the Problem.”
A Visit to Heaven (an Evangelical's visit to a Catholic seminary)
New Vocations Video from the Dominican Friars
"Christian life begins with a call and is itself always a response, until the end"
Vocations Under the Christmas Tree? [Catholic Caucus]
Good News About Vocations – Part 1 of 6
[CATHOLIC CAUCUS] Vocations Explained: A Catechism on Vocations
10 New Novices Invested: Dominican Teaching Sisters and Their Mission
Harvard's Valedictorian to Become Dominican Nun (Mary Anne Marks)
Storming Heilegenkreuz: Austrian Monastery's Vocations Explode
God and Woman at Harvard
Harvard Valedictorian Joins Convent
Five Rosary sisters make perpetual vows in Jordan
US Dominican Province Welcomes Its Biggest Class of Novices in Decades
[CATHOLIC/ORTHODOX CAUCUS] The August Vocation Round-Up
Doctor fulfills dream by working to become nun
Harvard Commencement Speaker to Join Dominican Sisters of Mary
POPE TO BLESS VIRGIN OF MONTE MARIO, VISIT DOMINICAN NUNS
Five Walsh Students Embrace Life as Dominican Priest, Nuns
Feedback from Oprah appearance 'overwhelmingly positive' for Dominican sisters
Dominican Nuns Taught Oprah Winfrey the Rosary
Dominican Nuns Taught Oprah Winfrey the Rosary
My Life of Drink and One-Night Stands Left Me Feeling Hollow, Now I've Found The Answer...
Carmelite nun traces path from LDS faith
Lawyer-Turned-Nun Rises to Israel’s Defense
Former tennis star focuses on serving God, helping kids (Andrea Jaeger)
Today's Nun Has A Veil--And A Blog (Time Magazine Article on Young Catholic Nuns)
Club dancer swaps drugs for God
I remember being an altar boy at a Solemn High Midnight Mass for the installation of the Abbot from Berryville, VA at my local parish.
May God continue to bless this group of holy men.
Thanks for the article.