A vocation is far richer than a career choice or résumé line. The word itself comes from the Latin vocare, meaning “to call.” And the question at the heart of a vocation is not simply, “What do I want to do with my life?” but rather, “What is God calling me to become?”
Episode 98: Vocations Month, Part II
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano talks with Sister Regina Rogers, Father Matt Roehrig, Parochial Vicar of Saint Paul Monastery and Diocesan Pastoral Associate Deacon Greg Wood. This is the second part of a two part series on Vocations Month.
Episode 97: Vocations Month, Part I
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano talks with Bishop David Bonnar, Seminarian Daniel LaPolla, Father Frassati Davis, pastor of Saint Dominic Parish and Deacon William Bancroft, Diocesan Director of the Permanent Diaconate. This is part one of a two part series.
Watch, listen to, and read about the Ordination to the Priesthood of Rev. Travis Seagraves on June 7, 2025 at St. Columba Cathedral.
This 1960 Catholic Exponent shows Father Frances Snock, assistant pastor at Saint Matthias in Youngstown, viewing the display put together by ninth graders at the parish junior high school.
From the outside, life in a seminary might seem a lot like life in a conventional college or university, but Youngstown seminarians describe the differences.
The Church has four primary types of vocations: priesthood, religious life, marriage and single life. This month, as we celebrate all vocations, here are some resources to help you discern or embrace your own vocation.
The Catholic Church recognizes four callings to vocation: the priesthood, religious life, married life and single life. By that definition, each of us has a vocation.
Father Donald King was ordained to the priesthood on June 27, 1974, while studying in Rome.
Father Thomas Eisweirth, a retired priest, was ordained for the Youngstown Diocese on June 15, 1974, by Bishop James Malone at St. William Parish in Champion.
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Located in Northeast Ohio, the Diocese of Youngstown includes six counties; Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull.
