Your Catholic Priest personality profiles

Silent retreat opens door to priesthood, life as parish pastor

Fr. Fred Adamson, VG: Career in health care leads to vocation as priest for vicar general

Fr. John Greb: Mechanic becomes priest after 15-year hiatus from Church

Fr. Billy Kosco: Former filmmaker, teacher preaches faith boldly

Fr. Greg Menegay: Faith recaptured leads to life in the priesthood

Fr. Bob Binta: Ugandan priest: Love of justice, fire of faith

Fr. Dennis O’Rourke, VF: From Boy Scouts to parishioners, Cave Creek priest forms disciples

Fr. Richard Felt, VF: Devotion to sacraments, building community motivate Mesa pastor

Fr. Dale Jamison, OFM: Native American Ministry director knows how to run things — literally

Fr. Charlie Goraieb: Amazing conversion experience leads to life in the priesthood

Fr. Chris Fraser, JCL: Judicial vicar passionate about fidelity to Church teaching

Fr. Rob Clements -- Cathedral rector’s priestly journey began with early conversion

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted -- From Kansas farm to Vatican City, Phoenix bishop a man of prayer

Year for Priests columns by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted

AUGUST 20, 2009: Year for Priests: St. John Vianney, part two

AUGUST 6, 2009: Year for Priests: St. John Vianney

JULY 2, 2009: Year for Priests: Padre Junipero Serra

VIDEO

Year for Priests

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted announced that the Diocese of Phoenix would be joining Pope Benedict XVI in celebrating a year of prayer and promotion of the priesthood. The bishop made the announcement during the March 19 investiture ceremony of Msgrs. Thomas Hever, George Highberger and Antonio Sotelo at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral.