Sometimes we need time away from our normal schedules to relax, pray and reflect. An online retreat offers you the time and opportunity to pay attention to God and be more aware of God’s work in your life.

Please click here for some online retreats.

St John’s Seminary in Guildford have created a short film to show the life of seminarians, men studying for the priesthood. Please watch and share this beautifully captured documentary: https://bit.ly/2SCvPzJ

Also of interest is this piece of music written by one of the seminarians, sung by the Seminary Schola: https://bit.ly/2YjRgXA

If you are considering the priesthood and live in Shrewsbury Diocese, Bishop Mark Davies warmly invites you to take part in a discernment year at Shrewsbury Cathedral. Please click here to watch an informative short film about the year.

Three deacons who studied in Rome at the Venerable English College stand on the threshold of the priesthood after seven years of formation. It's a long journey with many twists and turns but in this conversation, John Waters interviews fellow priests-to-be Ryan Service and Marco Egawhary in this video as they prepare for a July Ordination to serve the people of the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

The Westminster Vocations Promotion Team has recently begun a new group called 'Young Seekers'. Led by Fr Mike Maguire, the Assistant Vocations Promoter, this group hopefully will attract men in their late teens and early twenties to meet regularly and share their hopes and maybe their uncertainties about the call of the Lord.  The meetings will take place at 6.45pm, usually on the last Thursday of the month.

Please get in touch with Fr Mike at vocations@rcdow.org.uk for more details. To be kept up-to-date with Westminster Vocations, please ‘like’ the Westminster Vocations Facebook page or follow on Twitter @WestminsterVoca

The final document of the Synod on 'Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment' is now out in English.  You can read it by clicking here.

Seminarian Francis Thomas witnessed his testimony on how he ended up studying for the priesthood whilst on a pilgrimage in Lourdes recently. Read his encouraging vocation story entitled, ‘Will you be the next Mary Lee?’ by clicking here.