With praise and gratitude to God, we joyfully announce the 2011 Ordination to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Archbishop Jerome Listecki, through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, ordained five transitional deacons to the priesthood Saturday, May 21st at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Please keep our newest priests and all of our seminarians in your prayers.
four seminarians Ordained
to the Transitional Diaconate
April 16th, 2011
With Praise and Gratitude to God, we announce the ordination to the Transitional Diaconate for four of our Seminarians: Yamid Jose Blanco Ariza, Juan Manuel Camacho Porras, Brad Alan Krawczyk, Ryan Joseph Pruess.
The ordination took place at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist with Archbishop Jerome Listecki presiding.
Please pray for our new Transitional Deacons at this special transition in their life.
Men’s Discernment Group Meets with Archbishop Listecki
On Friday, March 4th, our Sacred Heart of Jesus Discernment Group had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Archbishop Listecki and share in the Eucharist at the Mass offered by our spiritual father, our own archbishop.
As is usual, the group began by praying Evening Prayer together, followed by a light dinner. Archbishop Listecki then joined the group and had the chance to get to know some of the young men discerning their call as well as the chance to speak to them and answer some of their questions.
Archbishop Listecki used the gospel story of the rich young man to illustrate an important point about discerning one’s vocation. In the story Jesus tells the young man that the first thing he must do is to keep the commandments. That is the call of all of us, whether thinking about the priesthood or not. But the one who is discerning a call to the priesthood asks the next question that the young man asks Our Lord, “I have done all of these things, what must I do next?” That’s the question that is at the heart of discerning a vocation – “what must I do next?” What is next is always a willingness to let go of oneself more and more completely, as Christ tells the rich young man.
At the heart of the priestly vocation is a willingness to let go of oneself in order to serve Christ and His Church by being specifically consecrated to the priesthood of Jesus Christ Himself.
Eight discerners and three priests spent a weekend together at St. Francis de Sales Seminary for the annual Wisconsin Men’s Retreat. Archbishop Listecki opened the retreat with Mass, a fish fry, and a dialogue about being open to God’s will.
One participant, Patrick Behling of Holy Family Parish in Whitefish Bay, wrote the following comment in a thank you note to the Vocations Office:
"It was a great blessing to be able to pray alongside other men also discerning a vocation to the priesthood during the Wisconsin Catholic Men's Retreat. Together, we encountered Christ in the Liturgy of the Hours, Lectio Divina (Praying with Holy Scripture), Eucharistic Adoration and, above all, the Holy Mass. We shared our individual stories of wrestling with our vocations, and we drew solace and strength from one another and from the Lord. I am so grateful for the chance to pray alongside my brother discerners and to know that I am not alone in my discernment. Thank you so much for providing this retreat for us."
December 2010's Remnant Football Weekend a Great SuCcess!
Over the weekend of December 10-12, 2010, the Cousins Center saw a unique event take place as area high school football players united in their faith came together at “the Remnant: Gridiron Spirituality for the Catholic Man”. The weekend's focus was spirituality and sport, geared particularly to high school students. These players came from a variety of schools, both Catholic and public, including: Brookfield Academy, Waukesha West High School, St. Augustine Academy, Marquette University High School and Slinger High School. They were joined by former players, college and NFL, as well as by priests and chaplains. The Remnant was hosted by seminarians from St. Francis de Sales Seminary, and sponsored by the vocations department of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Read More...
The Vocations
Office is offers regular discernment
groups to help you discern what God is calling
you to do. These
discernment groups take place at St. Francis
de Sales Seminary, 3257 S Lake Drive, St. Francis, Wisconsin and will give you the opportunity,
with other men like yourself, for Mass, Adoration,
and a presentation and discussion.
Immaculate
Heart of Mary Discernment Group:
High School Students Discerning Catholic
Priesthood is
open to high school students. Saturday mornings 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Sacred
Heart of Jesus Discernment Group: Men Discerning
Catholic Priesthood, Ages 18 – 35 is
open to men between the ages of 18 and 35 and
will met from 6:30 – 9:30 on the following
Friday evenings:
Four Seminarians Ordained to the
Priesthood Saturday, May 15, 2010 at St. john the evangelist
cathedral
Enjoy video clips and photos
The Year for Priests,
declared by Pope Benedict XVI in June
2009, drew to a close this summer.
To commemorate this year, Milwaukee’s
own Catholic singer/songwriter Erin Berghouse
composed “The Priest,” available
for listening exclusively on sfs.edu.
Four St. Francis de
Sales seminarians were ordained transitional deacons
Saturday, April 24 at St. Matthias Parish, Milwaukee.
Pictured above: Javier Guativa-Rozo, Hugo Londono-Gallego,
Archbishop Listecki, Kevin McManaman, Christopher
Klusman .
Schulien
Awards: Congratulations to this year's
recipient of the John A. Schulien Award, Deacon
Matthew Widder and to Seminarian Ryan Pruess,
recipient of the Younger Brother Schulien Award.
Seminarian
Christopher Klusman was
featured guest on February 13, 2010,
Living Our Faith TV Show with Archbishop
Listecki.. Watch
the TV Show Segment.
Teen Vocations Meetings
Invite High School Guys to "Think
Priest"
Brian Magliocco, who coordinates
the Wisconsin Catholic Youth Rally, has
an organized monthly gathering & dinner for high school
age boys. Those who attend get together with
a group of students their own age and discuss
possiblities for the future. Mass & Prayer
is also part of the evening's events.
These gatherings take place in the Kenosha,
Wisconsin area. For more information,
contact Brian Magliocco at St. Mary's
Parish (262) 694-6018 or e-mail him at: maglioccob@stmarycatholic.org
Read the Catholic Herald featured news
article on these gatherings.
