Answering the Call with Fr. Nate Edquist | Purposely Catholic | Ep. 3

About this episode

How do you begin discerning a vocation? Fr. Nate Edquist joins Bobby and Khalil to discuss his call to priesthood and the process of discernment.

We talk about celibacy and chastity, priestly brotherhood, and ways of engaging with discernment. The conversation also includes marriage, speaking with a vocation director, and religious orders and priesthood.

In this episode

• Fr. Nate's vocation story
• The process of discernment
• Celibacy and chastity
• Priestly brotherhood
• Marriage, vocation directors, and religious orders

Bobby Fredericksen and Khalil Hattar with Fr. Nate Edquist

About the guest

Fr. Nate Edquist is a priest of the Diocese of Gary, ordained in 2017. He grew up in LaPorte and attended Indiana University before entering Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. He later studied theology at Mundelein Seminary. His parish ministry has included St. Patrick in Chesterton and Holy Family in LaPorte. He currently serves as pastor of St. Paul Parish in Valparaiso and as the diocese's vocation director.