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Apr 18, 2024 · “Christ ordained 12 for the whole world. How many of us are priests today? There are close to 400,000 of us priests in the world. There are too many of us,” he said, citing the same observation made by Pope Gregory the Great in the 7th century. “Many have accepted the priesthood, but they’re not doing the work of the priest,” Sarah ...
Mar 28, 2024 · St. Thomas, having been present at The Last Supper which was not only about the institution of the Mass and the Eucharist, but also about the INSTITUTION OF THE PRIESTHOOD (“Do this in memory of Me” – only ordained PRIESTS can “do this”, that is, confect the Eucharist), was already an ordained priest. The Sacramentally Ordained may ...
Apr 11, 2024 · Andrea, 48, who grew up in Como and Milan, experienced the call of the Lord during his youth in the lively context of the oratory of his village, but like the rich young man (Mk 10:17-22) he did not immediately decide to follow Him. “However, this encounter remained in my heart and, over the years, became a ‘restlessness’ at each ...
4 days ago · Faith Matters. In this episode, Terryl Givens and Paul Reeve explore the history of the Church’s priesthood-temple ban that concluded in 1978. Paul is the Simmons Professor of Mormon Studies at the University of Utah. His award-winning book, Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness, is considered by many as ...
Mar 30, 2024 · Priests in Mindanao say the same is happening there, but add that many young priests are also leaving the active priesthood. Jesuits have 18 first-year novices compared to eight a year ago. Benedictines report 31 postulants, with the comment that vocations have never been better, and Franciscans say, "if we had more space, we´d take more ...
2 days ago · An Irish martyr died on July 1 at Tyburn Tree in London. He was the last Catholic priest to be hanged, drawn, and quartered there; he was the last victim of the Popish Plot’s anti-Catholic, anti-Jesuit hysteria to be executed, but he was not a Jesuit, nor an English priest. St. Oliver Plunkett was the Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of Ireland.
Apr 18, 2024 · Thursday, April 18, 2024. A newly released study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University surveyed the men who will be ordained to the priesthood in 2024. The data shows that families continue to be the seedbed of religious vocations: of the 392 respondents, 95 percent were raised by their biological ...
