Newspaper does good job covering call to priesthood – Ave Maria featured

June 21, 2014 at 5:30 pm · Filed under Ave Maria Florida, Ave Maria News and tagged: Ave Maria Oratory Parish, Ave Maria University, Bishop Frank Dewane, Father Cory Mayer, Father Robert Garrity

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While it can seem rare,* the press sometimes does a good job covering religion and the religious experience. The Fort Myers News-Press has published a nice multimedia piece (article, video, photos) that features Ave Maria pastor Father Cory Mayer (who is also the vocation director for the Diocese of Venice), Ave Maria University director of campus ministry Father Robert Garrity, and a recent graduate of AMU. The piece highlights two men discerning a call to ordination as priests, including a surprise ending. Hats off to reporter Dave Breitenstein who can be reached at dbreitenstein@news-press.com.

The piece is part of a three part series about Catholic priests in the Diocese of Venice. Excerpts from each one are below:

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