Tag: Vocation
Journey to Discernment
It's a question faced by everyone starting a career … what’s my calling? Some refer to it as a profession, others a vocation.
For those...
Deacon follows in siblings’ steps
Religious vocation is Steve's greatest prize
As a civil engineer Steve Drum saw his job as building bridges between people, today on the eve of...
Last of a holy family
Father William Creede CSsR, one of eight siblings who all pursued religious life, has passed away aged 93.
The last surviving member of the family...
A century of playing to God’s tune
Sister Rose Anne Croke RSC says she will “never forget the day” she entered religious life in Sydney.
Now as her 100th birthday approaches on...
From rich to poor, married to priest
When Father Bob Sheridan was four or five years old, electric trains only travelled as far as Parramatta. At midnight street lights went out...
Fr Michael De Stoop: When I am weak, I am strong
In 1966, German theologian Karl Rahner SJ (1904–1984) pondered what the priest of tomorrow will be like if he is to prove worthy of...
Six Sydney priests offer heartfelt advice to ordinands
In two week's time, on Saturday 3 August, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP will ordain seven young men to the priesthood at St Mary's Cathedral...
God delivered love when I needed it
The reality of looking for Mr Right
As I was approaching the BIG 30 I heard it said, “If you’re unhappy as a single, you’ll...
The power of silence
What is it that drives a young man to want to be ordained in 2019 and commit to a life of celibacy and obedience?
In...
Inspirational priest is 95 not out
Why is Monsignor William Mullins, who recently turned 95, still working for the Church he loves?
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Seeing the cross up close
In the third volume of his prison diaries, Cardinal Pell reveals the insights he gained into suffering
Cardinal George Pell, jailed for more than a year...
