Worth reading. Inspiring.

Neighboring Fowler and Westphalia, Michigan, have each produced 22 priests, defying the trend of a shrinking Roman Catholic clergy.


Two Sacred Heart Major Seminary grads, identical Koenigsknecht twins Todd (left) and Gary (right) took a moment to celebrate during their ordination on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich. Credit Sean Proctor for The New York Times
Christina Capecchi, "In Two Michigan Villages, a Higher Calling Is Often Heard" (New York Times, June 16, 2014). Read why.

[Hat tip to Ralph Martin]