Welcome
Welcome to the vocations website for the Diocese of Evansville. Hopefully this site will help you to better understand who God is calling you to be and how you can help others to recognize their call. Our Pray Him Forward and Pray Her Forward campaigns are intended to promote a culture of vocations. We are not going at this alone, but we are moving forward as a community seeking to understand how God is calling us to participate in the building of His Kingdom. On this site you can find some frequently asked questions, links to various religious communities and ways to gain clarity for yourself and for others. Remember, a vocation is not just about doing what God calls us to do, but it’s about finding fulfillment and responding to the relationship that God extends to us. Whether you are a friend, a parent, a grandparent or a complete stranger, this website can offer you some ways of helping others to come to know their vocation and your own.
Race for Vocations -- Register Now!
The Race for Vocations takes place within the One America Festival Mini Marathon and 5K on May 8, 2010 in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsored by the young adults of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the Race for Vocations welcomes people of all ages to run/walk in the mini or 5k to both promote and pray for vocations to the priesthood, religious life, sacred married life and sacred single life. Hundreds of participants pray while they train, attend the Mass for Vocations and Pasta Dinner the Friday night before the race and then run/walk in the mini or 5K. The participants wear cool vocations runners shirts that create a greater awareness of Catholic vocations. Please join the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Diocese of Lafayette and Diocese of Evansville this year as we Race for Vocations by, “competing well, finishing the race and keeping the faith.” II Timothy 4:7!
Year for Priests
Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father from June 9-11, 2010. With the announcement of this Year for Priests, the Pope has declared St. John Vianney the Universal Patron of Priests on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of the Curé d’Ars. For more information on the Year for Priests, visit the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' website at http://www.usccb.org/yearforpriests/
