We must take faith seriously, and the Catholic intellectual tradition has such conviction that good reasoning does not contradict authentic faith.

When I think about my own priesthood, what do I do here every day? It’s about hospitality and service.

Legatus is like family to me. I have been with them for 12 years. I so look forward to the monthly meetings.

Tom Monaghan’s vision is to form people and the whole community in Catholic life. He focused on discipleship, and that is very inspiring to me

For the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia a little more than a year ago, Fr. Bill Donovan, 57, was America’s “Man in Rome.”

Father Maurice Harrigan was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 20 years ago. Father Harrigan is the pastor of Mary Star of the Sea, a historic and thriving parish in San Pedro, California.

Monsignor Curtis Mallet has served as a parish priest and in diocesan administrative roles since he was ordained in 1992.

Abbot Placid Solari says it was “absolute fate” that he would one day join the Order of St. Benedict

Father Terry Coonan, 31, and his older brother, Matthew Coonan, discerned that they both had the same vocation to the priesthood.

Being in Legatus, being in attendance at the meetings, has strengthened the members’ Catholic faith.

I’m edified by Legates’ love and devotion to the Church and their desire to be good leaders

One of Fr. Jeffrey Starkovich’s earliest memories is his desire to be a priest, leading him to joke that he had a “kindergarten vocation.”

Fr. Andrew Wawrzyn is Associate Pastor at Chicago’s St. Alphonsus Parish and has served as the chaplain of Legatus’ Chicago Chapter since spring of 2013.

Growing up in Minnesota, Fr. Scott Traynor dreamed of becoming a Navy fighter pilot. God had other plans.

In 2012, Archbishop Jose Gómez became Legatus’ second ecclesiastical advisor. He says Legatus is essential to the New Evangelization.

Many people who meet Fr. Carl “Buster” Melchior are surprised when they learn that the 52-year-old priest worked nine years as an assistant equipment manager for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Father Robert Rippy has served as rector of the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, Va., since 2005. Ordained in 1984, he pursued Canon Law studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, receiving his licentiate of Canon Law (JCL) in 1988. He’s held many positions during his 31 years as a priest. He has served as chaplain to the Arlington County Police Department; he’s served on the board of directors of the Arlington Catholic Herald; and he was chancellor of the Diocese of Arlington. Father Rippy spoke with Tim Drake.

In addition to serving as pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Fr. Daniel Scheidt serves as chaplain of Legatus’ Fort Wayne Chapter, which has witnessed extraordinary growth in the past year. He was attracted to the priesthood through education, and teaching remains his passion. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame, then spent time at the Casa Balthasar house in Rome. He later spent a year studying at the Pope John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C., before entering seminary in 1997. He spoke to Legatus magazine’s editorial assistant Tim Drake.