Best Practices : Vocation Promotion

Teaching Teens the Catholic View of Sex

A new book brings together effective methods for teaching the Theology of the Body to teens in a variety of settings.

Parish: St. Patrick's Church, Belvidere, NJ, Diocese of Metuchen
Categories: Faith Formation, Family, Sacraments, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Award-Winning Youth Group: More God, Fewer Games

Youth for Truth harnesses young people's thirst for answers and bolsters parish youth ministry.

Parish: St. Joseph, La Porte, IN, Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
Categories: Faith Formation, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Successfully Launching Perpetual Adoration

Going from no adoration to a full schedule of perpetual adoration in just one month -- and sustaining it for years.

Parish: St. Paschal Baylon, Thousand Oaks, CA, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Categories: Sacraments, Vocation Promotion

Traveling Chalice and Statue Spur Vocations

Simple, easy-to-implement program stirs spontaneous interest in vocations among both boys and girls.

Parish: Church of St. John, Foley, Minnesota, Diocese of St. Cloud
Categories: Family, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Knights Energize Youth & Churn Out Vocations

Following St. Maximilian Kolbe's motto, "To win all souls for God, and as soon as possible," the "Youth Knights of the Immaculata" have helped our youth group give the Church 25 vocations in 13 years.

Parish: St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Lafayette, Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Categories: Faith Formation, Outreach, Sacraments, Vocation Promotion, Youth