Has God Stopped Calling Men and Women Religious?

In 1970, there were 194,474 religious priests, brothers, and sisters in the United States. By 2017, there were 61,036—less than one third! In contrast, the number of Catholics registered to parishes grew by 20 million during the same time period. What can we learn...

Newsletter — A Billion Catholics Praying in Unison

The mission of Invisible Monastery is to inspire 24/7 prayer for priestly & religious vocations in every diocese! A Billion Catholics Praying in Unison On World Day of Prayer for Vocations—Sunday, April 17, 2016—1.3 billion Catholics in 196 countries, speaking...

Invisible Monastery Newsletter, Holy Week 2014

The mission of Invisible Monastery is to inspire 24/7 prayer for priestly & religious vocations in every diocese! World Day of Prayer for Vocations is May 11 In his letter for World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis said, “We Christians were not chosen by...

Newsletter – August 2013

Why We Pray: The Shortage of Priests Why do we pray for more priests?  Because globally, the number of ordinations is not keeping pace with the number of baptisms.  The result is overworked priests and underserved laity.  For example, in the Philippines, Catholic...