Dec 12, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The U.S. Army and its chaplains are hoping to recruit Catholic priests to serve in the Pacific theater, reported Stars and Stripes.
But rather than reaching out to seminaries and parish communities, they’re hoping to recruit from within the ranks and attract men who might be discerning a call to serve both God and country.
For the second year, U.S. Forces Korea is holding a three-day vocations retreat — from Dec. 27 to Dec. 29 — for men who discerning a call to the priesthood. Any man in the Pacific theater, civilian or military, is invited.
Nine men attended the retreat last year in Seoul, and two are now in seminary. About 20 people have expressed interest this year, including two men in Japan.