“The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few, so ask the Master of the Harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”
What is a vocation? How do I hear God’s voice? How do I follow the Holy Spirit in daily life? And what if I am afraid to say “yes”?
Frs. Benjamin and Patrick O’Loughlin, two Legionary priests and real-life brothers, answer these questions and many more in their new podcast, The Vocation Show. This powerful 10-part video series gives young men and women practical guidance, spiritual wisdom, and inspiring testimonies to help them discover where God is leading them. Each episode tackles real questions about the universal call to holiness, discernment, freedom, decision-making, priesthood, consecrated life, marriage, and mission, presented in an entertaining and dynamic format.
Providing a practical pathway for individuals and communities to explore, hear, and respond to God’s call, The Vocation Show episodes are designed to be:
- Informative: Deepen your understanding of what a vocation is, where it comes from, and why it matters.
- Educational: Learn practical tools for discernment and how every ministry can foster vocations.
- Inspiring: Be inspired to become a Vocation Apostle and help build a culture of vocations.
Each episode is accompanied by a study guide which includes additional resources (books, encyclicals, or Catechism numbers to check out) and discussion questions to talk, journal, or pray about. These studies help viewers go deeper into the themes of each episode and provide a ready-made tool for prayer, reflection, conversation, and accompaniment.
One episode is released each month addressing a different topic. Check out the current episodes available!
Episode 1: What Is a Vocation?: Discover the meaning of vocation, the different vocations in the Church, and the unique mission God has for you.
Episode 2: The Lay Vocation: Marriage and Single Life: Explore the beauty of the lay vocation, marriage, and single life as paths to holiness.
Episode 3: How Do I Hear God’s Voice?: Discover how God speaks, how to listen, and how to respond with trust and confidence.
The Vocation Show is designed to be much more than just a passive listening experience: It’s a full curriculum for discernment and community building. Fr. Benjamin and Fr. Patrick, in their own high-energy and “fraternal” style, help to demystify the consecrated life, showing it as a joyful, relatable, and communal way of life.
Expand Your Reach
Interested in bringing The Vocation Show to your community? The Vocation Show is an excellent resource for vocation promoters, ministry teams, parish groups, schools, campus ministries, and discernment groups. Invite a young person or group of young people to watch, or use it as formation for yourself, your vocation team, or ministry. Together, we can help cultivate a culture of vocations, where every young man and woman has the opportunity to hear, discern, and courageously respond to God’s invitation.
Bring The Vocation Show into your community through:
- Personal Reflection: Use the Scripture links for Lectio Divina to help with discernment.
- Vocation Teams: Become an informed Vocation Apostle, inspire discernment, and help foster holy vocations throughout the Church.
- Campus Ministry: Host weekly “Discernment Nights” using the podcasts and summary questions.
- Youth Ministry: Use the fast-paced videos to engage young men and women to learn about vocations.
“It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives.”
Find out more about The Vocation Show here, or subscribe to @VocationActionNetwork on YouTube to be the first to know when each new episode and study are released,
Fr. Benjamin and Fr. Patrick are originally from Syracuse, New York; Fr. Benjamin was ordained in 2014, and Fr. Patrick in 2019. Currently, Fr. Benjamin is in Philadelphia, serving as the young adult section director and Mission Youth chaplain, as well as the RC Young Adult Life director for North America. Fr. Patrick is in Atlanta, serving as the director of the North American ECYD Life Department, local director of RC Mission Corps, on the Board of Trustees for Pinecrest Academy and Sacred Heart Apostolic School, and on the territorial council for the Legionaries of Christ in the North American Territory.
The Vocation Show is an initiative of Vocation Action Network, a network of apostles who pray and take action to help build a vocation culture within the Church and society. Find out more about Vocation Action Network here.
