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| Seminarians Ryan Pruess, left, Brad Held and Bryan VanMeter stand outside their home parish of St. Peter in Slinger. Pruess and VanMeter are studying for the diocesan priesthood while Held is studying for the Jesuit religious order. (Catholic Herald photo by Juan Carlos Medina) |
SLINGER — If Catholics in Wisconsin are worried that the call to priesthood is on the decline, they need only look to St. Peter Parish for hope. Brad Held, 22, Ryan Pruess, 23, and Bryan VanMeter, 23, all graduates of Slinger High School and members of St. Peter Parish, are on track to be ordained as priests within the next six to 10 years.
Late in December, while on break from studying, Held, Pruess and VanMeter gathered at their “home” – the basement of St. Clair Hall on St. Peter Parish grounds — to reflect upon their call to priesthood.
For Pruess, the process of discernment started at a young age. He recalled receiving much encouragement from parishioners to answer the call to the religious vocation. A constant in the religious education department while growing up, Pruess said he began seriously thinking about a religious vocation while in high school.
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