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This website is a resource to help you in your journey to the priesthood. What does a priest do? Is it what God wants me to do? How do I become a priest? Find these answers and many more here at Heed the Call.

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Breaking the Chains | Jim Wahlberg's Journey to Faith

"For us, you are a reflection of Jesus" Jim Wahlberg states in a moment of profound gratitude for the gift of the Priesthood in his life. Breaking the Chains is a film about Jim Wahlberg's journey to faith and the integral role of Father James Fratus, the Priest Chaplain stationed at the prison where Jim was incarcerated in. "We need good young men to build up that respect again." Jim says while pondering the future of the Catholic Church.

Chapelside Chats

Join Father Dennis Carbonaro every Sunday to hear about another important topic related to priesthood discernment.

Ordination of Priests 2023

In May 2023, seven courageous men laid down their lives, becoming priests of Philadelphia. Watch and listen to their testimony of how God's grace helped them to Heed the Call.