Tag: priesthood
Pope Francis stresses cooperation, service, and Holy Spirit guidance in priesthood
He urges a daily devotion to Jesus to foster an intimate relationship with His word, which is crucial for interceding on behalf of others
Help priests to be holy, laypeople urged
The Irish nun acknowledged the shame and frustration felt by priests who are dejected by challenges confronting them and their ministry.
Support each other in pursuit of holiness, bishop tells priests
Oftentimes, according to him, most people think that “the least, the last, and the lost are outside our circles”.
National Retreat for Clergy: a spark and a dud
It failed to account for the basic calling of the Church to be the salt of the earth, to engage the world, to transform the world
Servant-leaders
Quite a tough challenge for seminary formation in the Philippines of our times which needs to produce real “servant leaders”
Vatican releases Pope Francis’ responses to pre-synod dubia, criticizes cardinals
The public back-and-forth over the cardinals’ dubia and the pope’s response comes just two days before the start of the Synod
Looking for Jesus: Like a fallen leaf
The symbol of my ministry as a priest is not the fallen leaf. It is not even the hole that the caterpillar left in the leaf
Priests of Jesus
Competence, commitment, and consecration are not the duties only of the priest... You also must be competent in the things of God
Silence on injustice is negligence, Manila archbishop tells priests
Advincula warned the clergy against the “temptation” of silence to play safe because “the flock will be in danger of getting lost”
No, Pope Francis didn’t really hint that the requirement for priestly...
The Church’s teaching on celibacy is different from her teaching on the indelible character of ordination and holy orders















