Vocations
If you are looking for an example of how to listen to God’s call and how to respond wholeheartedly, St Joseph is a pretty good model. In fact, with Jesus and Mary, he’s in the top three.
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There was cause for much celebration as seminarians Anthony Beltrame and Olek Stirrat were ordained to the diaconate by Archbishop Patrick O’Regan on Saturday December 19.
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Observing that Christians tend to be “happier people”, newly ordained Dominican priest Father William Loh OP admitted it took him many years of soul searching and discernment before he was completely happy and at peace with his decision to become a priest.
I suspect that most Catholics at some point in their lives have had a thought cross their minds: ‘what if I’m called to be a priest or a nun’. I’m guessing it’s probably happened during a boring homily alongside the thought, ‘I bet I could do better than this’.
Pasquale (Pat) Lopresti has moved a step forward on his journey to the priesthood following his ordination to the diaconate in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral last month.
Priests and deacons of the Adelaide Archdiocese came together in a historic three-day gathering at the Monastery, Glen Osmond in September. JENNY BRINKWORTH attended the final session during which participants reflected on their experience.
It’s not every day that a young Catholic mum gets to speak her mind to nearly every priest in the Archdiocese but that’s exactly what happened to Ewa Starrs this month when she was invited to be the only lay presenter at one of the largest clergy retreats ever held in Adelaide.
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