Discernment Materials
The Melchizedek Project:
The Melchizedek Project is an initiative to form six-week discernment groups at colleges, high schools, and parishes. The goal is to provide information and support for young men as they discern a vocation to the Catholic priesthood. Most young Catholic men lack the in-depth information they need to prayerfully discern their vocations. Small discernment groups provide a good support structure for men as they “dive deep” into the discernment process.
If you are interested in joining a discernment group please contact us:
Downtown:
San Agustin Cathedral
Very Rev Iden J. Bello
South:
Santa Margarita de Escocia
Rev. Jerry Gutierrez.
frjgutierrez@dioceseoflaredo.org
Religious Communities:
Brothers of St. John
Brother Antonio de María, c.s.j.
Rural Parishes:
Our Lady of Lourdes Zapata
Fr Anthony Michno, Ph.D
Female Religious Community:
Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor.
Sr. Yamila Sonia Trejo Abed
High Calling Program.
Avila Institute’s High Calling Program partners with the diocese of Laredo to offer integral formation in philosophy, theology, prayer and discernment for men who are discerning a call to the priesthood before applying to the seminary.
Areas of Concentration Include:
- Mental Prayer and Liturgical Prayer.
- The Way of Discernment and Spiritual Direction.
- Sacred Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
- The Human Person, Masculinity and Celibacy.
- Temperance and Social Media.
- Missionary Discipleship and how to thrive in Seminarian Formation.
Program Duration: 36 Weeks meeting every Wednesday online. High Calling – Avila Institute
Resources:
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Traveling Retable. (image)
- Prayer for Vocations Handbook. (Electronic book/ pdf)
Spiritual Directors list:
Laredo
Very Rev. Iden Bello
214 San Bernardo Ave.
Laredo, Texas 78040
966-7221382
Rev. Father Francisco Leon
1602 Garcia St.
Laredo, TX 78040
956-723-7171
Rev. Father Jerry Gutierrez
320 Segovia Dr.
Laredo, TX 78046
956-724-9669
Zapata
Rev. Father Antoni Stanislaw Michno
1610 Hidalgo Blvd.
Zapata, TX 78076
956-765-4216
Hebbronville
Rev. Father Juan Jose Ibarra, OFM
504 E. Santa Clara
Hebbronville, TX 78361
361-527-3865
Carrizo Springs
Rev. Father Jerzy Krzywda
1003 N. 6th. St.
Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
830-876-2239
Laredo
Sister Yamila Sonia Trejo
Sacred Heart Children’s Home
Laredo, Texas
956-3198267