VMMeet Rhonda
Rhonda Gruenewald is known as the โVocation Ladyโ. 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 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 Godโs 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 Cantรบ 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.