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A
message from Cardinal George
Welcome to the new www.chicagopriest.com.
This website has been developed by the Archdiocese
of Chicago to provide you with information and
a fuller understanding of ordained priesthood.
The site gives you guidance on how to pursue this
vocation and tells you of the people who can assist
you in your quest to discover God's call in your
life.
I was ordained a Catholic priest on December 21,
1963. As a young man, I felt God was calling me
to be a priest, and I entered the seminary of
the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. God has used me
in the Church to teach, to preach, to pastor,
and to lead many in prayer. These 43 years of
ministry have fulfilled my life with some anxiety
but much joy.
Now as Archbishop of Chicago I have the joy of
working with priests, religious deacons, lay women
and lay men who serve the 364 parishes and other
institutions of the Archdiocese in Lake and Cook
Counties. Their generosity and commitment to the
Church impress and inspire me.
In prayer, I often go back to the words of the
Lord when he said, "the harvest is plentiful,
but the laborers are few." I pray daily that
the Lord send laborers into the vineyard. The
Archdiocese of Chicago needs faith-filled priests,
dedicated religious, generous deacons, and committed
laity to serve God and his people and to transform
the world.
This website provides you with information about
the priesthood, provides answers to some of your
questions, and gives you direction on how you
can further consider God's call to serve as a
priest. It provides names of priests to contact
for further information and describes how someone
discerns a call from God and learns more about
the seminary where men prepare to become priests.
The site reminds us that all of us are called
to become vocation promoters who identify, invite,
encourage, and support vocations to the priesthood.
Ministry in the new millennium calls for capable,
competent, and, above all, spiritual priests.
God may be calling you. Enjoy your visit to the
site. God bless you.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
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Whoever opens his heart to Christ will not only understand
the mystery of his own existence, but also that of his
own vocation; he will bear the abundant fruit of grace.
Message of Pope John Paul II
For the 42nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations
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