The call to a vocation to the priesthood comes from God. God makes the first move. God extends the invitation.
The same is true of the one priesthood of Christ; it is made present through the ministerial priesthood without diminishing the uniqueness of Christ’s priesthood: ‘Only Christ is the true ...
What about the priesthood after Adam? Was there priesthood between Adam and Aaron and the Levites? The answer is yes. There are two main ideas that will help us see this, family, in particular ...
Whatever the causes, there’s no doubt been a paradigm shift in the popular conception of the priesthood. I still remember when, during my seminary days, I heard a bishop cite the pre-Conciliar ethos ...
Sharon’s faith has been a cornerstone of her life since she was 14, and her path to priesthood felt like a natural next step.
Women are barred from the priesthood and the highest ministerial positions in the Catholic Church, yet do the lion’s share of the work running Catholic hospitals and schools and passing the faith onto ...