Resources for Discerners

Key Steps to Discernment
Presented by
Father Stephen DeLacy

Recommended Reading

Expansive Video Library

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Answer Videos

Hear answers to commonly asked questions from
Priests around the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
in these dynamic videos!

Ask a Priest:

Frequently Asked Questions

-How do I discern between the Diocesan Priesthood, or being a Religious Priest? -What is your favorite memory as a priest? -How would you recommend praying with scripture? -What do you recommend if prayer is difficult? -Can going to the seminary be a mistake? -Why do priests wear black? -Why pray the Rosary? -Do priests have fun? -Does the desire to be married and be a father mean I am not called to be a priest?

-How should a discerner pray? -What is it like to minister to someone who is dying? -Why do you love being a priest? -What is the hardest thing about being a Priest? -When do you know it is the right time to enter the seminary? -How do you know God is speaking to you and not your own voice? -Why should I pray a Holy Hour? -When should I talk to a Vocation Director? -Should being afraid of public speaking keep me from entering the seminary?

Additional Discernment Resources

Recommended Reading

“Don’t neglect your spiritual reading. Reading has made many saints.”
St. Josemaría Escrivá (The Way, no. 116)

ST. CHARLES BORROMEO SEMINARY

The St. Charles Borromeo website shows all the latest news and info from the Seminary.

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DIOCESAN PRIESTS

What is a Diocesan Priest? Click the button below to find many different resources to help you discern the Diocesan Priesthood.

Newly Ordained Men

Meet the men who have been recently ordained as Diocesan Priests!
Click on their photo to hear their unique vocation stories.

Reverend Robert Bollinger

Home Parish: St. Agnes, Sellersville

First Assignment: Maternity B.V.M., Philadelphia

Reverend Peter Nguyen

Home Parish: St. Maria Goretti, Hatfield

First Assignment: St. Andrew, Newtown

Reverend Przemyslaw Rozestwinski

Home Parish: St. John Paul II, Philadelphia

First Assignment: St. Patrick, Norristown

Reverend Edward Town

Home Parish: St. Denis, Havertown

First Assignment: St. Monica, South Philadelphia

Reverend Richard Withers

Home Parish: St. Joseph, Coatesville

Hermit Priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Ordained Priests 2024

Reverend Gregory Miller

Home Parish: Sacred Heart, Royersford

First Assignment: St. Anastasia, Newtown Square

Reverend Bernard Ekeagwu

Home Parish: St. Colman’s Ardmore

First Assignment: St. Anselm’s in NE Philadelphia

Reverend Brendan Zehner

Home Parish: St. Luke the Evangelist, Glenside

First Assignment: St. Bede the Venerable, Holland

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