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Fr. Joshua Roldan, 29, at left, and Fr. Jim Zettel, 33, are two of eight priests in the Archdiocese of Toronto concluding their first year in the priesthood

Reflections on a year in the priesthood

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TORONTO - A year ago Fr. Jim Zettel was ordained to the priesthood. His next goal is to become a saint or at least live a life worthy of one.

Fr. Bryan Sabourin is now assistant pastor at St. Mary’s parish in Ottawa. It’s a homecoming for the Companions of the Cross priest as it is the parish his call to the priesthood sprang from.

Family’s spiritual awakening opened the path to priesthood

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OTTAWA - Fr. Bryan Sabourin, a member of the Companions of the Cross order, recalls a time when he was embarrassed to bring his friends home. 

Sylvester Ibekwe has found solace in Jesus on the path to priesthood.

In Jesus I found the meaning of life

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I was 17, and had just finished high school in Nigeria. The world had opened up to me with all its beauty, charm and possibilities. I had to consider what I would do with my life. I needed the best that the world could offer. I spent time with my friends. We talked about our future and the kind of profession we wanted. 

After celebrating Sunday morning Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Korean, Fr. Anselmo Park teaches two children, Aiden Chung and Olivia Yang, about the Catholic faith, just as Park will do after returning to South Korea.

Catholic Church can play role in conquering Korean divide

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TORONTO - Going home to South Korea for Fr. Anselmo Park will mean getting back to evangelizing his countrymen in the name of peace. 

Elisa Lollino wrote and stars in The Prodigal Daughter

All the world’s a stage for evangelization

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Catholic actor and evangelist Elisa Lollino looks out from the stage to find silence and stillness has descended upon her audience. 

Fr. Maurice Emelu, a Nigerian priest who has made a name for himself as a television host-producer with EWTN.

Charismatic gift takes Nigerian priest to airwaves of North America

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Growing up in Nigeria, Fr. Maurice Emelu never imagined his calling would take him around the world and eventually put him in front of TV cameras that reach up to 230 million homes in 144 nations.

Br. Donatus Vervoort.

In 65 years of religious service, teaching has been greatest joy

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EDMONTON - The gold stars on his report card are many. Now 83, celebrating his 65 years of religious life, Br. Donatus Vervoort is hard pressed to reply when asked what the greatest joy has been in his life. 

Former Oakland A’s prospect Grant Desme is studying to become a Norbertine priest. Desme stunned his team and the baseball community when he decided at age 23 to retire from the game to pursue a vocation.

Star athlete turns back on baseball for the priesthood

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OAKLAND, CALIF. - Bishop Michael C. Barber was able to do what general manager Billy Beane could not: Call Grant Desme to Oakland.

Fr. Joseph Jacobson

Protestantism’s ‘fatal flaw’ draws Lutheran to Catholic Church

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EDMONTON - After almost 60 years as a Lutheran, Fr. Joseph Jacobson entered the Catholic Church.

Following his conversion, he prepared and privately published a 68-page volume titled A Gift of Love, The Joys and Treasures of a New Catholic. Its purpose is to give a serious account of why he became Catholic, and what he learned and experienced afterwards.

Michelle Kam, left, and Jennifer Ellis regularly partake in the Daughters of St. Paul’s Discernment Saturdays.

Helping find God’s place for you

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TORONTO - For the past two years, Jennifer Ellis has been spending Saturday afternoons in good company.

Mary and Paul Kennedy pose for a picture with Sr. Mary Rose Marrin, right, following one of the Spiritual Growth in the Second Half of Life workshops they attended at St. Michael’s Cathedral.

Looking after spiritual needs in the golden years

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TORONTO - Sr. Mary Rose Marrin is attempting to fill a ministry gap in the Archdiocese of Toronto for a demographic that is continuing to grow: those reaching their golden years. 

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