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“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. You shall never use foul language when a ref makes a crummy call or fake the number of laps you run at track practice.”
OK, maybe those aren’t Jesus’ exact words. But we know he commends self-control, hard work, good sportsmanship and other qualities possessed by athletes strong in body and soul. And if God Incarnate decided to dwell among us in the 21st century, it’s not hard to imagine he’d dribble down a basketball court or sprint across a soccer field. Our Lord evangelizes in creative ways, after all.
Retreat offers a chance to explore priesthood Monday, December 21, 2020 11:48 AM Comments (0) • • • Those who want to hear how God is calling them should take time to listen. That’s the advice of three men who hope to enter seminary next year for the Archdiocese of Portland.
Like Archbishop John Vlazny before him, Archbishop Alexander Sample blocks off a weekend at the start of each year to lead a retreat for men who think God might be inviting them to priesthood.
Father Jeff Eirvin, vocations director for the archdiocese, said seminarians often say the retreat is where they made their decision to enter seminary. “This is a powerful weekend of prayer, fraternity and conversation with Archbishop Sample on various topics on the priestly vocation,” Father Eirvin said.