WHY CELIBACY? Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest. By Father Carter Griffin. Emmaus Road Publishing, 2019. 215 pages, $24.95 (hardcover) To order: ewtnrc.com or (800) 854-6316; also available ...

Also this week, the annual father/son outing and Priesthood Commemoration is planned for Friday and Saturday, May 16-17. Information and assignments have been emailed to all members.

VATICAN CITY — The requirement that most priests in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church be celibate has theological and spiritual foundations and not only practical motivations, said speakers ...

Clare McGrath-Merkle is a philosopher of religion and author of the 2018 book, ‘Bérulle’s Spiritual Theology of Priesthood: A Study in Speculative Mysticism and Applied Metaphysics.&#8217 ...

The Spiritual State: A Perfect Priest. Published Apr 05, 2005 at 8:00 PM EDT Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 4:42 PM EST. By Marc Gellman . Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member ...

More men are considering the priesthood, the Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus ‘Phonsie’ Cullinan, has said ...

President Russell M. Nelson spoke discussed women and the priesthood and announced eight new temples at the general women's session on Saturday, Oct. 5. (Addie Blacker) President Russell M. Nelson ...

One day I read something that caught me by surprise: “The baptized, by regeneration and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, are consecrated into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood ...

St. Lawrence Seminary, Mount Calvary, Wis., is one of the few high schools open for Roman Catholic teenagers who are considering a life in the priesthood.

A Priest Thanks His Spiritual Mother A look at the influence and importance of spiritual mothers in the lives of priests Ary Scheffer, “St. Augustine of Hippo and His Mother St. Monica of Hippo ...

Matthew T. Fisher, resident priest, Reno Buddhist Center Male-only priesthood in Buddhism is unhelpful and unnecessary. All people have equal spiritual capacity and karmic experience as men and women.

The year was also peppered with spiritual direction and counseling, as well as spiritual retreats, culminating with a 30-day Ignatian retreat. There were classes, but no grades. Book assignments ...