The Challenge of Clericalism and its Impact on the Mission of the Laity
Introduction “Clericalism is the tendency to transfer automatically the authority and unique role that properly belong to the priest in ...
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Confirmation: A Sacrament of Commitment or a Farewell to Faith?
As a 2025 begins, bishops prepare for Confirmation season. Thousands of young Catholics will soon receive this sacrament, choosing a ...
Celebrating Holiness: Three Inspiring Lay Men in a Year of Jubilee
This year 2025 marks three significant events that highlight for us the transformative power ofpersonal vocation. It is the 100th ...
Kathy – Call to Missions
My family emigrated to South Africa when I was seven years old. As a teenager I attended a government secondary ...
Tony – My Journey of Discovering and Living My Personal Vocation
Growing up in Ireland, I viewed my vocation through what seemed like binary options: priesthood or faithful layperson. For a ...
Hannah’s Story
Hannah Vaughan-Spruce – Consecrated Virgin I was born into a Catholic family, faithfully attending Mass every Sunday but, like many ...
Book Review- Discernment Do’s and Don’ts
Discernment Do’s and Don’ts – A practical guide to Vocational Discernment by Fr George Elliot Overview Fr. George Elliott’s “Discernment ...
Vocational Discernment: Discovering Your Call to Fulfilment and Purpose
Your life is a gift, and God has created you with a purpose. Vocational discernment is about discovering what that ...
Does the absence of a call to priesthood or religious life mean I don’t have a vocation?
The call to priesthood or religious life is just one expression of vocation. Every baptised Catholic has a vocation—a personal ...
Making effective use of the charisms and experience of Lay People in Parish Pastoral Councils
Parish Pastoral Councils (PPCs) have been a feature since the Second Vatican Council. The final document of the recent Synod ...