Father Greg Pleiness, pastor of St. Augustine Church in Howell, Mich., has instituted a new way to help today’s apostles hear their call. One family each week keeps and uses a “Vocation Basket ...

We do not know why Abraham is chosen. Later however, God describes the special nature of Abraham’s mission: “I have singled him out that he may instruct his children and posterity” (Gen. 18:19).

David Teniers the Younger, “Abraham’s Sacrifice,” 1653 (Credit: Public Domain.) Listen No explanation on intercession would be complete without a mention of our spiritual father, the great ...