Head Sacristan ➡️Long career in Finance ➡️Priesthood. Joseph Cruz took a long, winding, and non-traditional path to becoming one of the #NewLAPriests. Watch his story:

No “lightning strike from above,” or an “easy and clear” sign from God that he was called to the priesthood, Michael Croghan remembers feeling a “subtle tug,” when volunteering with the confirmation program at St Bonaventure Catholic Church. #NewLApriests

Read the full story, and the surprise birthday celebration he gets this year, on Angelus News:

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Meet your new LA priests 2025: Michael Croghan

"I didn't think my role was going to be a priest, but eventually it was like maybe that's actually supposed to be my job on this team."

As we follow Jesus daily, let our actions echo the call to be tangible expressions of self-giving love, unity, and peace—testimonies to the transforming power of the risen Christ.

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Being ordained during this #JubileeYearofHope and on the Feast of the Visitation, Michael Croghan thinks of Mary’s immediate action after her ‘yes,’ and how she was thinking of others. As one of the #NewLAPriests, he hopes to be a channel of God’s love for those around him.

Feeling the call to serve his whole life, Paul Collins tried a couple different routes — missionary work, pursuing a degree in psychology — but ultimately decided to pursue the priesthood with the goal of becoming a Navy chaplain, explaining: “There’s a lot of need for God in [military] environments.”

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Meet your new LA priests 2025: Paul Collins

"I think the most important thing is just letting people know that if they’re in pain, that I’ll be there with them."

Is St. Augustine Pope Leo XIV’s favorite saint? Angelus News dives into that question:

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The story of Pope Leo XIV’s favorite saint

Pope Leo XIV’s profound devotion to St. Nicholas of Tolentine not only reveals his Augustinian roots but also the soul of a pastor.

Today we remember Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious. Remembered as the patroness of impossible causes, her life a testament to how faith can redeem and transform personal suffering into hope for others.

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