VMMeet Rhonda
Rhonda Gruenewald is known as the “Vocation Lady”. She is a native Texan and a convert to Catholicism. Rhonda started volunteering in the field of vocations at Saint Cecilia Catholic Church in Houston, Texas. This newfound passion became a Vocation Ministry of 20 members promoting, affirming, and bringing awareness to vocations in every way possible. Then, she formed the nonprofit Vocation Ministry to increase vocation promotion internationally.
Rhonda has written books and launched Vocationministry.com to give tools to all who want to build up His Kingdom on earth. She is speaking to priests, laity, and educators who want to create a culture of vocations.
Meet Bob
Bob McMorrow and his wife Karen have been joyfully married for 29 years, raising seven children and delighting in six grandchildren.
With decades of hands-on experience in youth ministry, Bob built a thriving office of evangelization and catechesis in his Anchorage parish, taught Church History and bioethics at the local Catholic high school, and led inspiring youth conferences, mission trips, and 11 World Youth Days.
Passionate about vocations, he formed a dynamic vocation team for the Archdiocese of Anchorage and regularly invited religious sisters, brothers, and priests to engage with young people through retreats, parish missions, and summer camps. Bob finds deep joy in accompanying youth as they discern God's call.
Bob has delivered impactful presentations for Vocation Ministry since 2023. After relocating to Ave Maria, Florida, in 2025, he now serves as a dedicated Vocation Strategy Coach, bringing his warmth, expertise, and proven passion for fostering vocations to dioceses nationwide.
Meet Leticia
Leticia Ramirez is a wife, mother, grandmother, and educator born into an immigrant Catholic family. That family was the seedbed for the growth of her faith and began her passion for sharing with families about the importance of supporting and promoting vocations in their parishes. In her early marriage, and for the last 42 years, she and her husband have worked in youth ministry, as catechists as well as on staff for youth retreats. Throughout those years, Leticia and her husband have encouraged youth to discern their vocation and to be open to listening to God’s call for their lives. She has been a part of the Vocation Task Force in a large parish in Houston for years.
Leticia is the mother of two priests and a daughter who is married with children. She is also the sister of Bishop Cantú from Dioceses San Jose, California.
Leticia helped bring the message of Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry to a Spanish-speaking audience by consulting with us for our book, Sembrando Semillas. Then, she started presenting in Spanish to parishioners and priests at our workshops in 2017. After The Harvest: A Guide to Vocation Ministry in Education was published in 2021, her vast experience in education led her to give workshops for catechists, teachers, principals, and catechetical leaders.