Tag: Priesthood
New chancellor blends youth with wisdom
Wilcannia Forbes Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green makes a confident appointment as generation 'steps up'.
Moment of grace for Brother Steve Drum
Brother Stephen Drum says his ordination to the diaconate was a moment of pure grace.
Philippa Martyr: Better men make better priests
This week it’s clerical celibacy, thanks to my Gentlemen Correspondents. A recurring theme in their arguments is that celibacy is only a discipline, and...
Brothers in Arms
These siblings were ordained priests on the same day, but what drives two young men to give their lives over in service to God...
Break from studies is a pain for Bradley
Sydney seminarian, 22, says his skateboarding accident needing surgery could have been much worse.
Fr Raymond Farrell dies aged 73
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP will pray the funeral Mass in line with public health restrictions.
The indispensable role of the priest
The nature of the Catholic priesthood can only be understood in reference to Christ, for the priesthood is ‘a derivation, a specific participation in and continuation of Christ Himself, the one High Priest of the new and eternal Covenant.
Don’t try clericalising women, Pope
"This relationship between ministry and power leaves women without a voice."
Benedict XVI and cardinal co-author
The former pope and Cardinal Robert Sarah respond to calls for "refashioning the priesthood".
Joy as Bishop Randazzo joins his people at Broken Bay
More than a year of praying and waiting for a shepherd ended for the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Broken Bay with a...
A sterling celebration at Carnes Hill
Extraordinary coincidence for two men of God in south west Sydney
It was a double celebration for the community of the Holy Spirit in Carnes...
Priesthood is not a job, says Pope
Turning ordained ministry into a job loses "heart of the ministry, gaze of Jesus", Pope Francis said.