Vocations - Omnes

A Catholic perspective on current events

The origins of the Carmel of Compostela: Mother Maria Antonia de Jesus

Mother Maria Antonia de Jesus was the foundress of the Carmel of Santiago de Compostela, as well as a great literary woman, being the first Galician Carmelite mystic and writer. In 2018 Pope Francis declared her Venerable.

David Fernández Alonso

Priest Saints: St. John Mary Vianney, the Holy Curé of Ars

The Holy Curé of Ars is one of the great holy priests in the history of the Church, as demonstrated by his immense pastoral work and his reputation for holiness even during his lifetime.

Manuel Belda

Holy priests: Saint Alphonsus Liguori

The piety of St. Alphonsus Liguori is eminently Christocentric. He teaches that worship of the Incarnate Word must be the center of all Christian life.

Manuel Belda

"I, Anthony, an immigrant, have received a grace from God to bring it to everyone."

Nigerian, a few months shy of his 30th birthday, Anthony was born into a large Protestant family and arrived in our country by boat. This September, he will begin his fifth year at the Conciliar Seminary of St. Bartholomew in Cadiz.

Maria Jose Atienza

Imanol Atxalandabaso: "The Lord scored a goal in the last minute".

A long inner process led Imanol Atxalandabaso, 46 years old and with a life linked to professional soccer, to hang up his shirt and whistle and enter the Bilbao seminary.

Maria Jose Atienza

"In the military, a priest gives a reason for the life you are willing to give."

Actualmente destinado en el mando de operaciones especiales de Alicante, el comandante José Ramón Rapallo descubrió su vocación sacerdotal enmedio de «la batalla» diaria.

Maria Jose Atienza