Catholic Military Life

Mr. Armando Herrera majored in pre-medicine while going through the ROTC program at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), hoping one day to become a doctor in the U.S. Army. While finishing up his degree, though, Mr. Herrera began to explore life's deeper meaning. He discerned God's call to the priesthood and military chaplaincy. Now, Mr. Herrera, 27, is immersed in priestly formation at Theological College in Washington, D.C., where he is on track to be ordained a priest in 2022. Mr. Herrera plans eventually to go on active duty as an Army chaplain following a period of pastoral service in his home Diocese of Richmond, VA. In this edition of Catholic Military Life, the only official podcast of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, Mr. Herrera shares how his vocational ambitions evolved from "doctor of the body" to "doctor of the soul."