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CVPC #23 – Fr. Luke Ballman – Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta (part dos)

Marc — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:46:15 +0000

Fr. Luke Ballman is the vocations director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Originally from Ohio, he grew in his faith after moving to Atlanta and finally after discerning the priesthood, he was ordained for the Archdiocese.

Archdiocese of Atlanta
Vcoations Office for the Archdiocese of Atlanta

For any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to send an email. The email address is podcast [at] vocationscast.com you can also call the podcast feedback line at (615) 713-2284.

CVPC #22 – Fr. Luke Ballman – Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta

Marc — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:02:26 +0000

Sorry, due to a database corruption some links for this episode were lost.

Archdiocese of Atlanta
Vcoations Office for the Archdiocese of Atlanta

For any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to send an email. The email address is podcast [at] vocationscast.com you can also call the podcast feedback line at (615) 713-2284.

CVPC #19 – Fr. Michael Baltrus

Marc — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:30:11 +0000

Father Michael Baltrus is associate pastor at Immaculate Conception parish in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was ordained June 15th 2007 in the Diocese of Nashville.

For any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to send an email. The email address is podcast [at] vocationscast.com you can also call the podcast feedback line at (615) 713-2284. This is a brand new phone number, so write it down!

Links:

Parishioners’ support helped awaken Baltrus’ vocation
Immaculate Conception Parish

Theotokos Podcast

CVPC #17 – Fr. Jonathan Meyer (part 2)

Marc — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:26:19 +0000

This week we hear pat two of the interview with Fr. Meyer, the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. You also may have seen Fr. Meyer in the vocation posters that parody the Matrix movies.

Catholic New Media Celebration

Prayer for Vocations

Heavenly Father, bless your Church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers and sisters.

Give those you have called to the married state and those you have chosen to live as single persons in the world, the special graces that their lives require.

Form us all in the likeness of your Son so that in him, with him and through him we may love you more deeply and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary we ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

CVPC #16 – Fr. Jonathan Meyer

Marc — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:54:02 +0000

This week we hear an interview with Fr. Meyer, the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. You also may have seen Fr. Meyer in the vocation posters that parody the Matrix movies.

Catholic Tube – Men in Black

Curt Jester’s Vocations Posters
For any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to send an email. The email address is podcast [at] vocationscast.com you can also call the podcast feedback line at (615) 713-2284. This is a brand new phone number, so write it down!

Prayer for Priests
Lord Jesus, present in the Most Blessed Sacrament,
and living perpetually among us through Your Priests,
grant that the words of Your Priests may be only Your words,
that their gestures be only Your gestures,
and that their lives be a true reflection of Your life.
Grant that they may be men who speak to God on behalf of His people,
and speak to His people of God.
Grant that they be courageous in service,
serving the Church as she asks to be served.
Grant that they may be men who witness to eternity in our time,
travelling on the paths of history in Your steps,
and doing good for all.
Grant that they may be faithful to their commitments,
zealous in their vocation and mission,
clear mirrors of their own identity,
and living the joy of the gift they have received.

We pray that Your Holy Mother, Mary,present throughout Your life,
may be ever present in the life of Your Priests.
Amen

CVPC #15 – Fr. Luckas Arulappa, MSFS

Marc — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:20:22 +0000

This week we hear an interview with Fr. Luckas, associate pastor of Our Lady of the Lake parish in Herdersonville TN.

Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church

Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales

Nine men to be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of St. Louis

We pray that Your Holy Mother, Mary,present throughout Your life,
may be ever present in the life of Your Priests.
Amen

CVPC #14 – Fr. Jay Finelli – The iPadre (part two)

Marc — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:31 +0000

This week we hear part two of the interview with everyone’s favorite iPadre, Fr. Jay Finelli. From his own “about” page:

Father Jay Finelli is a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence in the state of Rhode Island. He began building web pages in 1995 and started podcasting in September of 2005. This is a great new means of evangelization. Pope John Paul II said that we are in need of a new evangelization. Podcasting is a small part of this new work of evangelization. All of us need to do our part in spreading the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I had a lot of issues with the audio on this episode, but it is certainly worth the listen.

Links:

iPadre.net
“Papal visit triggers “tsunami” of New York seminary applications”
Role of Parents in Catholic Vocations

CVPC #13 – Fr. Jay Finelli – The iPadre

Marc — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:43:38 +0000

This week we hear from everyone’s favorite iPadre, Fr. Jay Finelli. From his own “about” page:

I had a lot of issues with the audio on this episode, but it is certainly worth the listen.

Links:

iPadre.net
“Papal visit triggers “tsunami” of New York seminary applications”
Role of Parents in Catholic Vocations

CVPC #12 – Fr. John Sims Baker

Marc — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:31:59 +0000

The week we hear from Fr. John Sims-Baker, the Catholic chaplain for Vanderbilt University.

I know…I goofed and called this ep #11, it’s really #12.

Links:
vandy+CATHOLIC

CVPC #10 – Fr. Christopher Rogers (part delawa)

Marc — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:46:26 +0000

This week part two of Fr. Christopher Rogers interview, vocation director for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Be sure to stay subscribed to hear the upcoming interviews with Fr. Jay Finelli and Nashville Dominicans!
Links:

Heed the Call
E5 MEN
Divine Mercy Podcast
ManlyCatholic
iPadre
Domincan Sisters of St. Cecilia

CVPC #9 – Fr. Christopher Rogers

Marc — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:25:18 +0000

Now back to the interviews. This week part of Fr. Christopher Rogers, vocation director for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Links:

Heed the Call

20 Men Will Be Ordained Permanent Deacons

CVPC #7 – Fr. Stephen Klasek

Marc — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:58:31 +0000

This week we talk to Father Stephen Klasek, the pastor of Holy Rosary Parish in Nashville. Father has some interesting insights into how the different vocations are related and how religious vocations are dependent on the vocation of marriage. We also learn he’s a comic book fan.

CVPC #4 – Fr. Chris Decker (part2)

Marc — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:54:06 +0000

This episode features the second and final part of the interview with Fr. Chis Decker of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. Some of you might know him as one of the panelists of the Catholic Underground podcast.
Fr. Christopher Decker’s Facebook Page

catholicunderground.com

Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish

CVPC #3 – Fr. Chris Decker (part1)

Marc — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:02:59 +0000

This episode features an interview with Fr. Chis Decker of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. Some of you might know him as one of the panelists of the Catholic Underground podcast. This interview ran really long, so we’ll hear this first half in this episode. Please stay subscribed for the second half of the interview with Fr. Chris in next week’s episode.

Fr. Christopher Decker’s Facebook Page

catholicunderground.com

Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish

Seven new seminarians accepted for priestly studies in the Diocese of Little Rock

Marc — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:17:09 +0000

Yes, that’s right! Seven young men have been started the formation process to become priests in the Diocese of Little Rock.

The Diocese of Little Rock has accepted seven new seminarians, including three who were born in other countries, vocation director Msgr. Scott Friend announced.

This is awesome news from Arkansas. It seems that news like this is starting to become the rule, rather than the exception. More and more you are hearing of Dioceses across the country accepting lager numbers of men into the formation process. Let’s hope the trend keeps up. But, it’s going to take more than just hope. It’s going to take prayers. It’s also going to take parents who are willing to foster the vocations their sons might have inside their hearts. Let’s keep it up!