FATHER DEYDIER
HOUSE OF DISCERNMENT
HOUSE OF DISCERNMENT
Come, Discern with Your Brothers
The Father Deydier House of Discernment was established in the summer of 2018 at Sacred Heart Church in Evansville. The House provides a place for young men, ages 18-30, to discern God’s call in their lives. Fr. Tyler Tenbarge serves as the House’s first Chaplain and Director, and Fr. Tyler coordinates opportunities for prayer, discernment, and formation for the residents, like:
Usually, a young man will spend the academic year in the House (August to May) but the House also has flexibility. While you work or go to school, you can also find out with the Lord is saying to you about your call, and that is the greatest adventure you can imagine.
Young men, ages 18-30, who are interested in applying can contact the House Director, Fr. Tyler Tenbarge or the Diocesan Vocations Office for more information.
- Monthly faith formation gatherings – Savio & Giorgio Night
- Occasional sports for high school, college or young adult men
- Book studies on topics like liturgy or discernment
- Short pilgrimages to Saint Meinrad, the tomb of Servant of God Bishop Simon Bruté, etc.
- House Mass, Adoration, and Liturgy of the Hours
- Weekly Monday night Holy Hour (6:30pm) & Mass (7:30pm) for Vocations at Sacred Heart Church (all are welcome to attend)
Usually, a young man will spend the academic year in the House (August to May) but the House also has flexibility. While you work or go to school, you can also find out with the Lord is saying to you about your call, and that is the greatest adventure you can imagine.
Young men, ages 18-30, who are interested in applying can contact the House Director, Fr. Tyler Tenbarge or the Diocesan Vocations Office for more information.
Who was "Fr. Deydier"?
Father Antoine Deydier, namesake of the House, was called “the Apostle to Evansville” by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Fr. Deydier came to the United States on the same vessel as Bishop Simon Bruté on June 10, 1810. He attended seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland where he discerned that God was not calling him to the priesthood. While he stepped away from seminary studies, he took on a teaching position at Emmitsburg. He later left the seminary environment and worked in New York until Bishop Bruté invited him to discern again a call to priesthood. Fr. Deydier was ordained to the priesthood on March 12, 1837, among the first ordination class ever ordained for the Diocese of Vincennes. Two months later Bishop Bruté sent Fr. Deydier to Evansville to care for the growing population there.
Fr. Deydier’s life serves as a beautiful witness of the challenge and joy of discerning God’s call. We realize there are many young men who struggle to hear and answer God’s call in their lives. We hope that the Father Deydier House of Discernment will be a place where young men can intentionally listen to the voice of God speaking to them and respond with courage.
Fr. Deydier’s life serves as a beautiful witness of the challenge and joy of discerning God’s call. We realize there are many young men who struggle to hear and answer God’s call in their lives. We hope that the Father Deydier House of Discernment will be a place where young men can intentionally listen to the voice of God speaking to them and respond with courage.
Want to Help Us?
The biggest way you can support the House of Discernment is to encourage a young man you know well to think about applying to live and discern here for a year. Nothing helps a man hear the voice of Christ more than hearing it from someone who he trusts and knows. That's you.
Those who are interested in financially supporting the House of Discernment can send donations to the Catholic Diocese of Evansville at PO Box 4169, Evansville, IN 47724-0169. Checks should be made payable to the “Diocese of Evansville”, Memo: “House of Discernment”. Donations support the programs and residents of the House.
Please continue to pray that our young people will respond with courage to the voice of God and joyfully embrace His will!
Those who are interested in financially supporting the House of Discernment can send donations to the Catholic Diocese of Evansville at PO Box 4169, Evansville, IN 47724-0169. Checks should be made payable to the “Diocese of Evansville”, Memo: “House of Discernment”. Donations support the programs and residents of the House.
Please continue to pray that our young people will respond with courage to the voice of God and joyfully embrace His will!
Savio & Giorgio Nights
