Father Steven Weller, Vocations Director for the Diocese of La Crosse, speaks with Bishop Gerard Battersby about the World Day of Prayer for Vocations on Good Shepherd Sunday, focusing on Christ’s invitation for all the baptized to share in his mission. They discuss humility, sinfulness, and the need for a Savior, emphasizing that God wants sons and daughters, not slaves, and that true conversion brings interior freedom to say yes or no. Bishop shares his vocation story, including years of resistance and a decisive moment in prayer that led him to contact the vocations office and enter seminary. They highlight shared discernment with the Church, the importance of prayer, Scripture, the sacraments, Eucharistic time, and saints such as Carlo Acutis. A second segment with Father Martin reflects on John 10, shepherding with charity, and healing through Christ’s wounds.

00:31 Good Shepherd Vocations

02:25 Saved by the Shepherd

04:05 Need for a Savior

05:24 Confession Breakthrough

06:41 From Slave to Son

10:20 God Provides the Tools

11:15 Bishop Vocation Story

14:13 Freedom to Say Yes

16:41 Interior Freedom Journey

20:00 Discernment and the Church

24:07 Redeeming the Past

28:44 Knowing Jesus Daily

30:25 Saints and Eucharist

33:11 Prayer and Freedom

36:46 Small Steps Practice

39:43 Easter Truth and Mission

42:24 Good Shepherd Readings

44:05 Shepherd Heart Leadership

49:19 Wounds That Heal

53:38 Gate and Discernment

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