Vocations and Priestly Formation

The Diocese of Duluth's vocations success caught the attention of the Duluth News Tribune Sunday. See stories on seminarians and recently ordained priests here and here. There is also a multimedia presentation here.

Dear Young People,
God has never stopped calling you to come and follow Him. This basic call to holiness and discipleship goes out to all men and women. A call from God is basically an invitation. God is inviting you to follow Him through a vocational plan that He placed within your heart at the moment of your conception. We are created in God's image and, from the moment of our conception, He loved what He saw and calls us back to Himself. This vocational call is either to the single life, married life, or the consecrated life. As you are seeking to discover this call in your heart, let me assure you of my prayers and encourage you to make use of our web page and to feel free to contact me, or one of the other members of my vocation team. Be not afraid.

"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe, plans to give you a future full of hope. (Jer. 29:11)

– Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr, former Bishop of Duluth