{"id":178725,"date":"2025-11-21T09:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dioceseofocstg.wpengine.com\/?post_type=ocvocations&#038;p=178725"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:51:20","slug":"thomas-cara","status":"publish","type":"ocvocations","link":"https:\/\/dioceseofocstg.wpengine.com\/ko\/ocvocations\/thomas-cara\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Cara"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"178725\" class=\"elementor elementor-178725\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ocvocations\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c207a0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c207a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92fef08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92fef08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Formation Stage<\/h3><p>Discipleship Stage II<\/p><h3>Home Parish<\/h3><p>Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano<\/p><h3>Seminary<\/h3><p>Mount Angel Seminary<\/p><h3>Favorite Saint(s)<\/h3><p>Thomas Aquinas, Jude the Apostle, and Damien of Molokai are my favorite saints!<\/p><h3>Favorite Marian Apparition(s)<\/h3><p>My favorite Marian devotion is Mary, Undoer of Knots.<\/p><h3>Favorite Book or Movie<\/h3><p>Some of my favorite books are the University of Chicago Press\u2019s translations of Seneca the Younger\u2019s writings. I really enjoy reading his writings on ethics; right now, I am rereading \u201cOn Benefits\u201d.<\/p><h3>Favorite Hobby<\/h3><p>My favorite hobby is photography.<\/p><h3>Background<\/h3><p><strong>What are some of the factors that led to your decision to enter the seminary and discern the question of a vocation to the priesthood?<\/strong><\/p><p>The understanding of forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the beauty of Holy Communion were the main factors that led to my decision to enter the seminary.<\/p><p><strong>Who are some of the people who influenced your decision to enter the seminary? What is it about them that assisted you?<\/strong><\/p><p>Generous diocesan priests, as well as the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael\u2019s Abbey, influenced my decision to enter the seminary. 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