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Who do I talk with about my vocation?

It can be hard to know where to turn to sort through your thoughts about your vocation and what God might be doing in your life. We suggest praying to Jesus, talking with  priests and religious, consulting family and friends, and checking in with us here in the Office of Vocations. See below for more tips on how to do this.​​​​​​

Fr. Clayton Thompson is originally from St. Maria Goretti in Westfield, IN. The second of five children, he attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel grade school, Carmel High School, and spent his freshman year at the University of Dayton before entering seminary as a college sophomore in 2006. He was ordained a priest in 2013. Fr. Clayton has served as parochial vicar at St. Boniface, Lafayette and All Saints, Logansport and is currently assigned as pastor of St. Joseph, Delphi, in addition to being the director of the Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.





 

Fr. Derek Aaron is originally from St. Joan of Arc in Kokomo, IN. The youngest of four boys, he attended Taylor Community Schools and graduated from Purdue University in 2006. He worked for almost four years in sales for General Electric Supply in Indianapolis, IN. He entered the seminary in August 2010 at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. He was ordained a priest in 2016 and served his first two years as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Carmel, IN. Currently, Fr. Aaron is assigned as parochial vicar at St. Maria Goretti, Westfield, in addition to being the associate director of vocations for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.