Tag: Religious Life

A priest, religious sister and seminarian have shared how discernment, struggle and trust in God led each of them to their vocation.

In 1996, Trappist monks in northern Algeria refused to flee from terrorists. Seven of them paid with their lives.

Scalabrini Communities, which runs six aged care homes in Sydney, has an unusual accolade in the sector: its staff retention is extraordinarily high.

Mother’s Day often evokes images of kids bringing their mum breakfast in bed, long lunches with multiple generations of women, and special blessings at Masses. But motherhood is also lived in less visible ways across distances and in relationships not defined by blood. Here, two women reflect in their own words on what it means to nurture, protect and love.

Following the annual Mass for Consecrated Life at St Mary’s Cathedral on 26 April, The Catholic Weekly spoke to four religious sisters and brothers celebrating jubilee years: Sr Cecilia Joseph Dulik OP, Sr Josapha Lergessner SSPS, Sr Anna Pham thi Ngat FMA, and Fr William Goldman CSsR.

On Sunday night, a religious sister in her veil reminded a packed stadium - and perhaps the church too - that we don’t need to disappear into the world to be a part of it; that we are very much in this world, but not of it.

A quiet paddock outside Mathoura, in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes, became holy ground on the weekend of 10–11 January as the first stage of a new Discalced Carmelite monastery was formally set in motion with a historic liturgy.

About 500 people are expected at a ground-breaking ceremony for flourishing community of enclosed Carmelite nuns in the outback town of Mathoura.

A new nationwide survey finds most Catholic priests in France are strikingly upbeat about their ministry. A large majority of priests in France say they are "happy," according to a broad new survey by the "Observatory of Catholicism," conducted with the French Institute of Public Opinion, or IFOP.

So if you really need one - how do you find a good spiritual director? Philippa Martyr has a tried and tested method.

The first report on the well-being and health of Catholic clergy is realistic but largely positive.

Lots of Catholics will try to influence you – but not all of them are helpful, says Philippa Martyr.