Priesthood within a religious community

Priesthood within a religious community

Priesthood within a religious community

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Shifts in religious priesthood and the resulting challenges

Religious communities of priests often have an unclear idea of the role of priesthood within the mission of their institutes. Yet inviting a new generation to join the community demands a clarity of identity and purpose. Read more...

What does it mean to be a priest within a religious community?

By Father Kevin Nadolski O.S.F.S., Father Ken Schnipke C.PP.S., and Father Andrew Carl Wisdom O.P.

Clarity about a community’s charism and clarity about the role of priesthood are crucial, say three religious priests who respond to the article by Ted Keating, S,M. Read more...

The gift of religious priesthood

By Bishop John M. Quinn

Priests in religious communities have a special role to play in the church. A bishop pays tribute. Read more...

Book notes: Good news for the church: most priests are happy

Book notes: Good news for the church: most priests are happy

By Father Jim Kent, O.F.M. Conv.

Why are priests happy? For many years various studies have indicated priests were some of the happiest people in any profession. Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti tells us in great detail and nuance in his book, Why Priests are Happy: A Study of the Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests (Ave Maria Press, 2011). Read more...

Book notes: Wise counsel for discerners

Book notes: Wise counsel for discerners

By Fr. Kenneth O’Malley CP

The author of To Save a Thousand Souls has insightful understanding of the discernment process, the accompanying fears and concerns, the spiritual ebb and flow of candidates, and so much more. Read more...

Book notes: A valuable guide for men in discernment

Book notes: A valuable guide for men in discernment

By Father Thomas Enneking O.S.C.

Numerous times, as I read the book, I recalled my own discernment process and wished that such a compendium of the church’s vision and teaching about religious life and the vows had been available to me. Read more...

The tension between religious life and priesthood

The tension between religious life and priesthood

By Cardinal Joseph Tobin C.Ss.R.

Religious priests themselves and their local bishop need to understand and respect the distinct charism of consecrated life. Read more...

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