These and other suggestions will be described in greater detail in future articles found on this web page. The priest is a man of faith and prayer who has responded to God s call to bring the people to God and God to the people. Priests are called to proclaim and celebrate the Good News among God s people. Most men ordained for the Diocese of Sioux Falls serve in parishes of the diocese. They are an active and loving presence of Christ among the people, sharing their faith and participating in the struggles of the people they are serving.
Some priests serve as teachers and chaplains in schools.
While others serve in various diocesan institutions. Wherever they serve, priest work in bringing peace, love and justice to those around them. Men who are interested in studying for the priesthood in the Diocese of Sioux Falls would attend one of the seminaries that the diocese utilizes in the formation and education of its priest. By the time he is ordained, a priest has completed a bachelor and a masters degree, usually in philosophy and theology. Whether brother or sister, monk or nuns, those persons whom God calls to live the vocation of consecrated religious life respond to a call of living the life of Christ.