Tag: Vocation
Priesthood is a gift meant to be given for others, pope...
A priestly vocation is not merely a path toward salvation for the one who is called but should be a continuous self-gift that aligns each priest's life with God's plans for them, Pope Francis said.
Sydney’s newest priests are on their “Way”
The Church in Sydney has been blessed with two new priests after Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP ordained Luis Alejandro Giraldo Alvarez and Nonie Tiburan at St Mary’s Cathedral on 30 November.
Under the Collar: Fr Chris Higgins
This week in Under the collar Father Chris Higgins, the administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross parish in Enmore talks about his journey to the priesthood.
It’s nice to be a parish “mystery shopper.” But it’s better...
A trip interstate to celebrate a friend’s anniversary of ordination gave Monica Doumit an insight into what parishioners really think of their parish priest.
Seminary sees promising rise in future priests for regional Australia
A rising proportion of men entering the Good Shepherd Seminary from regional parts of Australia has Fr Michael de Stoop wondering if the COVID pandemic had a temporary dampening effect of vocations from the cities and other urban centres.
Pope: Religious vocations must be ‘kept and cultivated every day’
Through the gift of their vocation and their different charisms, consecrated men and women play a central role in the Catholic Church's mission to spread the Gospel.
Two new deacons for the Easter season
The Redemptorist Mater seminary will celebrate the ordination of two new deacons, whose long journey to Christ feature ups, downs, and plenty of faith.
Catholic dating needs discernment, not desperation
“Desperation.” That’s the word a wise church elder recently used, in describing the attitude of some youth towards marriage.
Former journalist says religious life is all she’d hoped
When the ABC reported that its journalist Nancy Webb was leaving left her job in Toowoomba to join a Catholic convent in Toronto many...
Sr Mary Grace says ‘Yes’ to God’s love
Sister of Life Mary Grace says the graces of her vocation are not only to make her heart full, but yours too.
The 33-year-old Sydney...
Fr Chris de Sousa CRS: Being intentional with your discernment at...
Prior to my vocation as a religious order priest, I worked as a lawyer in Perth and was an active youth leader and serving acolyte for the Somascan Fathers, who took pastoral carriage of my native parish in 2004.
From the Doctor’s surgery to the Diaconate
By Deacon Louis Azzopardi
You are probably all familiar with the story of the diaconate in the early church and how it eventually became part...
