Every vocation is a gift from God—but it is also the fruit of a community that nurtures and encourages it.

This Giving Tuesday, join us in forming the next generation of Catholic leaders by helping students attend SEEK 2026 — a life-changing conference where they’ll encounter Christ and discern their callings.

National Vocation Awareness Week is celebrated from November 3 - 9, 2024.

At the heart of our Catholic faith is the call to love and serve others, following the example of Christ. Through the Catholic Ministries...

Catholic Deacons serve a vital role in the tapestry of those who serve. In the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 6:1-6 we read about the first...

In every community, there are individuals and families facing challenges that seem insurmountable. Yet, amidst the struggles, there is...

The Second Vatican Council reestablished the Order of Deacons as a permanent rank in the hierarchy of the Church.  The first permanent...

The cost of living has increased on Long Island and throughout the nation causing many to find it increasingly difficult to make ends...

By John Woods Deacon Jinwoo Nam, M.Id., first encountered the Idente Missionaries of Christ the Redeemer as a college student in the...

By John Woods As a boy in Tamil Nadu in South India, Deacon Ditto Subin Wilson, M.Id., always enjoyed spending time at the church in the...

By John Woods The thought of becoming a priest first occurred to young Steven McClernon when he was a junior in high school. He was...

By John Woods Even during the early days of the Covid pandemic, the six men about to be ordained as permanent deacons for the Diocese of...

Supporting Vocations in our Diocese “The harvest is abundant but laborers are few; so ask the Master of the Harvest to send out Laborers...

Journeying together in communion, participation, and mission. The Catholic Ministries appeal gives us an opportunity to be challenged by...

When he was in junior high school, Father Chris Heller had something stirring in his heart. He followed that call and believed God was...

“Deacons remind the Church that what Saint Thérèse discovered is true: the Church has a heart inflamed by love. Yes, a humble heart...

Your gifts to the Catholic Ministries Appeal help to build a community of Faith by supporting the education of our seminarians as they...

Your donation to the Catholic Ministries Appeal supports Vocations to the priesthood in our Diocese.