Resources for Discerners

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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?

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 David Buffum

Home Parish: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Morton
First Assignment: St. Katherine of Siena, Philadelphia

Reverend Francesco D’Amico

Redemptoris Mater Seminary
First Assignment: St. Aloysius, Pottstown

Reverend Alessandro Giardini

Home Parish: St. Joseph, Downingtown
First Assignment: St. Eleanor, Collegeville

Reverend David O’Brien

Home Parish: St. Peter, West Brandywine
First Assignment: St. Jude, Chalfont

Reverend Alexander Pancoast

Home Parish: St. Ephram, Bensalem
First Assignment: St. Joseph, Downingtown

Reverend Anthony Raymundo

Home Parish: St. Agnes, West Chester
First Assignment: St. Robert Bellarmine, Warrington

Reverend Jonathan Rice

Redemptoris Mater Seminary
First Assignment: St. Patrick, Norristown

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