One’s vocation from God is a deeply personal adventure. Yet frequently there are common threads that run through the Lord’s calling. Three Catholic priests sit down to discuss the familiar questions that come along with discernment while also sharing the joys and challenges of their own priestly adventure with God.
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Current Seminarians in Diocese of Wichita
Quo Vadis Retreat
Daily Intention for Vocations Calendar
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Religious Communities in Wichita Diocese
Missions of each community
Links to community websites
The following resources were collected for the 2025 Vocations Rally for 6th graders hosted by the Serra Club on March 6, 2025. For more complete information on Religious Vocation options, visit the USCCB Vocations page.
Learn about Religious Order Priests in this interview with Fr. Tony Stephens of the Fathers of Mercy.
How to Discover Your Vocation is a series of videos on Vocation topics by Fr. Stephen Wang. The videos below respresent questions frequently asked at our annual Vocations Rally for 6th graders. We encourage you to view the playlist to see other topics in the series.
If you are single, does this mean it's your "vocation" to be single? But what if you are discerning and looking into other vocations? Does that mean at present you have no actual vocation? Lots of discussion with Fr Stephen about all the possible meanings (or not) of the vocation to the single life.
Practical advice about discovering your Christian vocation: What does the word "vocation" mean? What is our fundamental vocation as Christians? what are the main Christian vocations or "states of life"? How do we know that God might be calling us to one particular vocation? What signs can we look out for? And what can we do along the way to be more open to vocation? Fr Stephen Wang is the author of the CTS book "How to discover your vocation".
How do you know that God is pulling or pushing you in a certain direction? What are the signs to look out for? How can you hear him "speaking" through the movements of your heart and the things that are happening around you? Practical tips from Fr Stephen.