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1 - Feb 2016 - Books: THE SHADOW OF HIS WINGS by Fr Gereon Goldmann, Chris Rule
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He also encouraged vocations to the priesthood.
2 - Dec 2015 - Germany: Pope Francis deplores decline of Catholicism in Germany, AD2000 Report
The number of vocations for the priesthood and the consecrated life have drastically declined.
3 - Oct 2015 - APREL: Wake up the world - Religious Life back on the map, Anne Reeves
The general session is aimed at people of all ages and vocations.
4 - Aug 2015 - Books: THE EAR OF THE HEART: An Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows, Michael E Daniel
Through their involvement in such initiatives some women have discerned vocations to Regina Laudis.
5 - Aug 2015 - Confraternity of Christ the Priest’s Diamond Jubilee, Fr Thomas Casanova
The following is the homily given by vocations director Fr Thomas Casanova CCS on that occasion.
6 - Aug 2015 - Obituary: Fr Greg Jordan: an exemplary Jesuit, AD2000 Report
People from all over Brisbane attended his masses and he inspired not a few religious vocations.
7 - May 2015 - Vocations: The Call of Young Men to the Priesthood, Bishop Robert McGuckin
This is the Pastoral Statement by Bishop McGuckin of the Queensland diocese of Toowoomba on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
8 - Apr 2015 - Contemporary challenges facing Catholicism: Interview with Cardinal Robert Sarah, Élisabeth de Baudoüin
But in a few decades the Church there has greatly developed with many priestly and religious vocations so that blessed Paul VI called it the new homeland of Christ.
9 - Apr 2015 - Vocations: Australia's seminaries flourishing in 2015, Br Barry Coldrey
Within the Catholic Church in Australia there is a hidden story of immense importance: the vocations ferment across Australia.
10 - Apr 2015 - Editorial: Welcome!
Other articles feature the extraordinary resurgence in vocations to the priesthood across Australia the controversial comments by Italian fashion designers on same-sex marriage feature articles by Anne Lastman and Audrey English and much more.
11 - Feb 2015 - Vatican report lays bare problems in US religious life, AD2000 Report
However it found that there is a crisis in many religious congregations partly arising from a lack of vocations.
12 - Dec 2014 - The Long View: Catholicism today and the lessons of history, John Young
Sound religious orders are getting vocations.
13 - Dec 2014 - Vocations: Young Men of God Retreat for 2014 another success, Br Barry Coldrey
Vocations The Young Men of God Retreat the climax of the years activities for the members has been held regularly since the first gathering was held on the NSW South Coast in 2004.
14 - Dec 2014 - Dissent: New controversy erupts in Toowoomba, Peter Westmore
In 2006 Bishop Morris published an Advent Pastoral Letter in which he reflected on the crisis of vocations in the diocese.
15 - Nov 2014 - Youth: Ignite Conference fires up 1,200 young Catholics in Brisbane, Br Barry Coldrey
The 2014 Conference expanded the experience with a broader festival area including an onsite skate-park a Conversation Corner as well as a larger Vocations and Ministries Expo and Caf.
16 - Sep 2014 - Christian witness in a secular world, Fr Paul Rowse OP
Fr Rowse is coordinator of vocations promotion for the Dominican friars in Australia and New Zealand Chaplain to ACSA and lectures at Catholic Theological College Melbourne.
17 - Sep 2014 - Is the US vocations crisis finally over?, Fr Dwight Longenecker
When I predict an end to the US vocations crisis I dont want to suggest that I have had some sort of supernatural vision.
18 - Aug 2014 - Wilcannia-Forbes: An unusual but welcome ordination, Peter Westmore
This is a country diocese which was destined for closure a consequence of the decline in rural communities and of vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
19 - Jul 2014 - Summorum Pontificum: Growth of Latin Mass parishes and chaplaincies in Australia, Michael E. Daniel
One of the fruits of this movement has been the number of vocations to the priesthood and religious life which are arguably disproportionate to the number of Catholics involved.
20 - Jun 2014 - Sisters of St Paul of Chartres and their global impact, CNA REPORT
A missionary order founded in late 17th century France is sending their burgeoning number of vocations from Asia and especially South Korea to evangelise countries throughout the world.
21 - Jun 2014 - Fr Des Byrne: priest and catechist extraordinary, Bishop Peter J. Elliott
As they grew older he saw the members of his confraternity following specific vocations in marriage priesthood and the religious life and confraternity families became the core of the Catholic home school movement.
22 - Jun 2014 - News: The Church Around the World
Zenit News Agency New English discernment house for vocations Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury England has announced plans for a house of discernment for potential priests emphasising the need for a renewed love for the priesthood.
23 - May 2014 - Priestly Fraternity of St Peter: progress report, Fr Damonn Sypher, FSSP
With many new enquiries being received at Ezechiel House another intake of novices is expected for next calendar year but this blessing of an abundance of vocations brings with it a heavy burden of meeting the material costs involved.
24 - May 2014 - After the turbulent years: the Church renewed, Fr John O'Neill
Vocations had to suffer.
25 - May 2014 - Missionaries of God's Love: Vatican recognition lifts status, Br Barry Coldrey
The MGLs have defied the steep decline in vocations seen elsewhere among other religious orders in Australia.
26 - Apr 2014 - Vocations: Australia's flourishing seminaries 2014, Br Barry Coldrey
Not long after St Charles Seminary in Perth closed in 1975 because of a lack of vocations was re-opened by then newly-appointed Archbishop Barry Hickey.
27 - Apr 2014 - News: The Church Around the World
While vocations have decreased elsewhere the MGLs continue to expand with more than 60 members including 19 ordained priests two ordained deacons a consecrated brother 18 men near the end of their priestly studies as well as 15 novitates and pre-noviates in initial formation.
28 - Mar 2014 - Private revelations: Are they reliable?, John Young
There may be numerous vocations to the priesthood.
29 - Mar 2014 - News: The Church Around the World
Many institutions of Catholic higher education need to do better in helping pass on the faith to future generations and encourage new vocations he said.
30 - Dec 2013 - Christifidelis Laici: vocation and mission of the lay faithful (1), Anne Lastman
The important issues covered in this Exhortation linked to the baptismal character of the laity are Koinonia (Communion) and the distinguishing of the labours and labourers that is ordained and non-ordained vocations each of equal value to the owner of the vineyard God.
31 - Nov 2013 - News: The Church Around the World
Discos and nightclubs are not the best places to get vocations from.
32 - Sep 2013 - Hobart's new Archbishop ready for the challenges of leadership, Michael Gilchrist
Since his priestly ordination Bishop Julian has shown great zeal for the spread of the faith outreach to youth and fostering of vocations through rallies seminars and constant teaching.
33 - Aug 2013 - Holy See announces canonisation of Blessed John Paul II, Peter Westmore
These events have had a positive impact on the young people who participated in them leading to a measurable increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
34 - Jul 2013 - Obituary: Vale Fr Paul Duffy SJ (1931-2013), Anna Krohn
Much of his scholarly work his teaching preaching and spiritual direction involved the encouragement of lay Catholics to take their vocations seriously.
35 - Jul 2013 - Cardinal Ouellet's Australian lecture: rediscover human nature, Owen Vyner
This vocation forms the basis of the human capacity and the responsibility for communion and it is lived in the complementary vocations of marriage and celibacy.
36 - Jul 2013 - News: The Church Around the World
Pope Francis on religious sisters vocation Pope Francis recently told leaders of womens religious orders that their vocations can only be recognised within the Church.
37 - Jun 2013 - The strange story of Mr Douglas Hyde, Damian Wyld
While we live in a rapidly changing world and one where technology plays an ever increasing role those involved in the aforementioned vocations should realise that fundamental principles never change.
38 - Jun 2013 - News: The Church Around the World
Zenit News Agency Vocations rising in England and Wales Vocations to the priesthood and religious life continue to rise in England and Wales.
39 - Apr 2013 - Vocations: Australia's vocations springtime continues into 2013, Br Barry Coldrey
This encouraging scenario is indicative of a generally flourishing priestly vocations scene across Australia that continues into 2013 and has followed the seminary reforms of the past 20 years.
40 - Apr 2013 - Obituary: Vale Dr Lyn Billings AM, DCSG, MBBS (Melb), DCH (Lond), Joan Clements
She works as Office Manager at the Vocations Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and teaches the Billings Ovulation Method at the Manningham General Practice in Lower Templestowe.
41 - Dec 2012 - Young Men of God 2012 Conference showcases Christian leadership, Br Barry Coldrey
Many are also concerned at the inadequacies of religious education in Catholic schools and at the paucity of priestly vocations.
42 - Dec 2012 - News: The Church Around the World
The Archbishop who took office in March 2011 named five pastoral priorities: improving faith education encouraging vocations to the priesthood and religious life fostering Catholic identity and diversity promoting a culture of life and strengthening marriage and the family.
43 - Nov 2012 - Books: A MIDLIFE JOURNEY, by Gerald O'Collins SJ, Frank Mobbs
Such were the times of abundant vocations to the religious orders and seminaries.
44 - Nov 2012 - Hong Kong's Catholic Bishop interviewed
The number of vocations is far from ideal.
45 - Nov 2012 - Ignite Conference unites young practising Catholics, Br Barry Coldrey
Along with its array of guest speakers and workshops for all ages this years Ignite included a Vocations and Ministries expo.
46 - Oct 2012 - Universities: Cardinal Pell's tertiary ministry at Sydney's universities, Br Barry Coldrey
Over the ten years of the chaplaincy reforms a gratifying number of vocations have emerged from among the tertiary students who have been close to the chaplaincies at Sydneys universities.
47 - Sep 2012 - Survey confirms crisis of faith in Ireland, Michael Gilchrist
At the same time the Church has been experiencing a drought of vocations with its priesthood contracting and growing older while the Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin warned recently that the Church in Ireland was in crisis and at breaking point.
48 - Aug 2012 - Vocations: Australian religious Sisters: 'In the true spirit of Vatican II', Kate Cleary MGL
God is blessing us with vocations.
49 - Aug 2012 - News: The Church Around the World
Catholic News Agency Vocations increase in England and Wales It is expected that 38 men will be ordained for the priesthood in England and Wales in 2013 nearly double the number of ordinands in 2011 when 20 were ordained.
50 - Jul 2012 - Letters: Reasons for Hope, Anthony English
There have been many friendships good marriages and vocations to the priesthood and religious life from groups such as these.
51 - Jun 2012 - NET Ministries: Another Catholic youth ministry success story, Br Barry Coldrey
Jonathon Zarb from Ontario Canada for example after two years with NET moved into work in Melbourne Catholic secondary schools as a Campus Minister and part-time assists Fr Bing Le Vocations Director for the Archdiocese.
52 - May 2012 - Religious Freedom: Catholics in Iraq: a struggle for survival, Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda
As there is difficulty so too you are experiencing an extraordinary number of faithful attending Mass as well as a growth in vocations?
53 - May 2012 - Young adult ministry 2012: more reasons for hope, Br Barry Coldrey
In addition the vitality provided by the increasing numbers of vocations to the Missionaries of Gods Love the Franciscan (Capuchins) the Dominican Sisters of Nashville (Tennessee) the Fraternas the Verbum Dei Missionaries and the Dominican Friars were for the future.
54 - May 2012 - Benedict XVI builds on John Paul II's historic Cuba visit, Michael Gilchrist
The seminary can house up to 100 seminarians although currently there are only about 50 in residence illustrating the shortage in vocations.
55 - May 2012 - Episcopacy: Brisbane's new Archbishop well-equipped for the challenges, Michael Gilchrist
Archbishop Coleridges impact will also be felt in the vigorous promoting of priestly vocations.
56 - Apr 2012 - eVangelisation: The Catholic Church and the digital media revolution - cradio.org.au, Jason Rushton
The Vocations Show with Elizabeth Arblaster and Fr Michael de Stoop Love Talks Back a relationships show hosted by MC and NA two young women with big hearts and even bigger mouths and Qamp;A with Bishop Julian - call in with your questions on 612 8005 1530 - are some of the locally-produced programs that have flourished at the station.
57 - Apr 2012 - Vocations: Australia's seminary numbers continue their growth, Br Barry Coldrey
Over 200 diocesan and religious seminarians from the seminaries on the Australian east coast will attend this annual event which affirms their vocations and gives them a sense of the significant numbers of men preparing for the priestly ministry.
58 - Apr 2012 - Episcopacy: Perth's new Archbishop Timothy Costelloe ready for the challenges of leadership, Michael Gilchrist
Archbishop Costelloe who is no stranger to Perth has some particularly big shoes to fill given Archbishop Hickeys outstanding leadership over an almost 20 year period notably his successful promotion of priestly vocations his creative approaches to evangelisation and his courageous public stances in defence of marriage family and human life.
59 - Mar 2012 - Fulton Sheen Cause: progress report, Msgr Stanley Deptula
I can attest that based on the moving and seemingly countless letters and emails we receive Fulton Sheen continues to reach out to converts help young men and women to discover their vocations and inspire many devout Catholics to deepen their love for Christ and His Blessed Mother.
60 - Feb 2012 - Curia: Benedict XVI names 22 new cardinals for his fourth consistory, Peter Westmore
In his message he expressed four aspirations he has for the future of his diocese namely evangelisation vocations the Universal Church and acting as a bridge with the mainland.
61 - Dec 2011 - Letters: Devotion to Mary, Cedric Wright
We see the results in the disaffection of modern youth slack self-discipline among baptised Catholics falling Church attendances lack of religious vocations and even lack of reverence for the Blessed Sacrament as described by Bishop Arthur Serratelli in the September AD2000.
62 - Dec 2011 - Religious education: Different worlds: being Catholic in Indonesia and Australia, Phillip Turnbull
Indonesian seminaries are full and the religious houses are not wanting for vocations.
63 - Dec 2011 - Vocations: Do not be afraid: successful Young Men of God retreat, Dr Barry Coldrey
These young men are a striking inspiration for those older Catholics who see empty pews at Sunday Mass and are concerned at the state of religious education in many Catholic schools as well as the lack of priestly vocations.
64 - Dec 2011 - News: The Church Around the World
EWTN News Dutch nuns online vocation success Sister Elvira Maria de Witt DCJ is an opera singer turned nun who has found a new way to win vocations to the religious life - by going online.
65 - Nov 2011 - WYD Madrid: World Youth Day: Becoming sons and daughters of Christ, Sam Rebbechi
One indicator has been that after each WYD there has always been a rise in priestly and religious vocations such as occurred in Australia after WYD Sydney in 2008.
66 - Oct 2011 - News: The Church Around the World
Indeed the Holy Spirit has been working through parents priests and our vocations staff to bring about this blessing for our diocese.
67 - Oct 2011 - Episcopacy: Cardinal Pell: the responsibilities of Church leadership, Cardinal George Pell
Priestly vocations are up in quite a number of dioceses and I think it is interesting to work out what those dioceses are to take a look at their churchmanship their ecclesiology their style and I think that almost universally the vocations are in the dioceses which are thoroughly Catholic.
68 - Sep 2011 - Interview: Pope's brother sheds more light on Benedict's early years, Zenit News Agency
If there were more families like them we would not have a lack of vocations!
69 - Sep 2011 - Cloyne Report exposes Ireland's continuing sex abuse crisis, Michael Gilchrist
Where in past years the Church could justifiably count on the devotion respect and affection of the overwhelming majority today it faces constant critical scrutiny from an increasingly anti-clerical media and political establishment even as Mass attendances and priestly vocations decline.
70 - Sep 2011 - Youth: Catholic young adult ministry: Sydney's formula for success, Br Barry Coldrey
His input was followed by a thorough Q amp; A session on vocations with a very impressive panel: Daniel Hill and Chris Vaughan young married men represented the vocation of marriage and Fathers Michael de Stoop (Vocation Director Archdiocese of Sydney) and Robert Stewart OFM Cap the priestly vocation.
71 - Jul 2011 - Letters: Letter to Toowoomba Chronicle, Zelda Richardson
It has been mentioned that there have been no vocations to the priesthood from Toowoomba for many years.
72 - Jul 2011 - Letters: Lack of vocations, Susanna Vale
No wonder the Toowoomba Diocese has ended up with a dearth of vocations and a shortage of priests.
73 - Jul 2011 - News: The Church Around the World
Meanwhile he pointed out that an orthodox approach has been reaping apostolic benefits in many parts of Australia including Sydney with an increased number of priestly and religious vocations vibrant university chaplaincies and the legacy of World Youth Day in 2008.
74 - Jun 2011 - Australia's seminary numbers continue to increase, Br Barry Coldrey
The significant increase in vocations to the diocesan priesthood in Australia that became evident during the 1990s following the founding of the Wagga Wagga seminary by Bishop Brennan the leadership of Archbishop Hickey in Perth and the seminary reforms by Archbishop (now Cardinal Pell) in Melbourne and Sydney is continuing.
75 - Jun 2011 - Why Pope Benedict removed Toowoomba's dissenting bishop, Michael Gilchrist
2006 Advent Letter In his Advent Letter Bishop Morris had pointed to the chronic shortage of priests to be expected in coming years due to the absence of vocations in the Toowoomba Diocese.
76 - May 2011 - Interview: International Conference on Eucharistic Adoration in Rome, Father Florian Racine
Following on from the desire of Pope Benedict XVI ( Sacramentum Caritatis) to see emerging places of continuous adoration Cardinal Hummes in a document from the Congregation for the Clergy in 2007 asked that there be established at least one place of perpetual adoration in each diocese or large town in order to obtain the following graces: the sanctification of the clergy to make reparation for the faults of the clergy and also for new vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
77 - Apr 2011 - News: The Church Around the World
We had 22 young women enter in August and we have had between 10 and 20 new vocations per year for the past five years said Sister Thomas Augustine director of California Mission Advancement.
78 - Feb 2011 - Reflection: The great but neglected harvest of inactive Catholics, Joseph Agius
And we have Missions Sunday Vocations Sunday and Social Justice Sunday.
79 - Feb 2011 - Books: MOTHER BENEDICT: Foundress of the Abbey of Regina Laudis, by Antoinette Bosco, Br Barry Coldrey
The Abbey has attracted many vocations of accomplished successful women from all walks of life and many fields of study.
80 - Feb 2011 - News: The Church Around the World
He also highlighted the crisis of vocations to the priesthood noting that he recently presided at a Mass in memory of 20 priests who had died within the past 12 months.
81 - Dec 2010 - Youth: Another successful Australian Catholic youth initiative, Br Barry Coldrey
This is an impressive development when vocations to the priesthood and religious life have been sparse in recent years in Australia.
82 - Dec 2010 - News: The Church Around the World
The Archdiocese of Washington has 67 seminarians and Msgr Robert Panke archdiocesan director of priestly vocations and president of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocations Directors is overseeing the development of the new seminary.
83 - Oct 2010 - Real Presence: Nigerian priest brings Eucharistic Adoration to a Brisbane parish, Bob Denahy
For with the practice of the Faith and number of priestly and religious vocations diminishing dramatically in the West the erstwhile mission countries in Africa and Asia have been reversing the previous order and are themselves sending missionaries to reconvert the West including Australia.
84 - Oct 2010 - Youth: Young adult Catholic ministry: hopeful signs continue, Br Barry Coldrey
The Holy Hour was managed from the Vocations Office and part of its focus was to pray for more priestly and religious vocations.
85 - Jul 2010 - Trends: The Church in 50 years: John Allen's predictions, Frank Mobbs
From these movements come a disproportionate number of vocations to the priesthood and the religious life who will become the leaders of the Church.
86 - May 2010 - Books: BE TO ME A FATHER AND A PRIEST, by Fr Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Michael Daniel
delivered on 6 February 1992 Fr Stravinskas talks about the counter-productive strategies used by many trendy vocations directors that deterred promising candidates at the time of writing.
87 - Apr 2010 - Real Presence: Eucharistic Adoration: ultimate weapon of spiritual warfare, Fr Martin Durham
His purpose was to support Pope Benedicts repeated appeal for perpetual Eucharistic Adoration by asking bishops to commit to promoting this practice in dioceses (including parishes rectories chapels monasteries convents and seminaries) for priests and priestly vocations.
88 - Apr 2010 - Bishop Kevin Rhoades: Tribute to an outstanding American Church leader, Fr John Trigilio
Bishop Rhoades and Fr Ray LaVoie (Vocations Director) brought our seminary census to over 45 exceeding the much larger Archdiocese of Philadelphia for the first time ever.
89 - Apr 2010 - News: The Church Around the World
While numbers of priestly vocations are growing in Africa Asia and America and remain stationary in Oceania in Europe they have dropped from 51.
90 - Mar 2010 - Year for the Priest: English-speaking clergy: first ever international conference, Fr Glen Tattersall
Likewise for an increase in vocations and the sanctification of Priests we pray with the holy Cur dArs: Blessed be the most holy and immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God.
91 - Feb 2010 - Letters: New priests for the Sydney Archdiocese, Fr Michael De Stoop
This report is provided by Fr Michael de Stoop who is the Director of Vocations for the Sydney Archdiocese.
92 - Oct 2009 - Books: AFTER THE HEART OF GOD, by Bishop Julian Porteous, Br Michael McMurray CCS
He draws on his years of experience in the formation of future priests as well as his own time of priesthood to examine the years since the Second Vatican Council while considering in detail todays sources of priestly vocations.
93 - Oct 2009 - Priesthood: Why the Catholic Church cannot ordain women, Kathleen Wood OAM
The equality conferred at baptism is to do with the exercise of the royal priesthood the receiving of spiritual gifts and diverse vocations open to all believers.
94 - Oct 2009 - Community Life: 'Progressive' leadership and the demise of religious life, Br Paul Macrossan
Vocations will dry up as youth and others seeking to enter the religious life after an interview or two detect the discord and decide that the institute will not satisfy their desire to give themselves to God.
95 - Oct 2009 - News: The Church Around the World
Orthodoxy attracts more religious vocations The Georgetown University-based Center for the Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) recently conducted a survey of US religious communities on behalf of the National Religious Vocations Conference (NRVC) a Chicago-based professional association of religious vocation directors.
96 - Oct 2009 - Priestly Identity: Renewing the priesthood in the Year for Priests, Fr Anthony Denton
While confusion rages in many minds about the true nature of the liturgy and the effects of the clerical abuse scandals continue to be felt vocations have declined and Catholic schools have floundered in their task of transmitting the faith.
97 - Sep 2009 - Reflection: The centrality of the tabernacle, Bishop John M. D'Arcy
Doing so can only serve to deepen a love for Christ thereby promoting the life of prayer and possibly even vocations among our young people.
98 - Aug 2009 - God's Messengers: Angels: what Scripture and Tradition reveal, Susan McKinley
Angels were present when God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden; helped Lots family escape from Sodom; rescued Hagar and her unborn child Ishmael; prevented Abraham from sacrificing Isaac; communicated Gods law and guided His people; proclaimed the births of significant leaders (Ishmael Isaac Samson John the Baptist and Jesus) and guided individuals in discovering their vocations.
99 - Jul 2009 - Books: LIKE A SAMURAI: The Tony Glynn Story, by Fr Paul Glynn SM, Tim Cannon
The centrality of the Catholic faith to the lives of Tonys parents (and certain other relations) is shown to be of vital importance to the fruition of many graces - including several vocations to the priesthood and religious life - among Tony and his siblings.
100 - Jun 2009 - Vocations: Brisbane's Holy Spirit Seminary: promising signs of growth, Anthony Barich
Evangelisation plans put in place up to eight years ago by Rector Monsignor Anthony Randazzo have resulted in a promising turn- around in vocations at Brisbanes Holy Spirit Seminary.
101 - Jun 2009 - Cardinal Pell's UK interview: Liturgy, Missal translation, World Youth Day, Luke Coppen
And do you know about the impact on priestly vocations?
102 - Apr 2009 - American women religious: Vatican apostolic visitation, AD2000 REPORT
Like other vocations in the Church religious life has passed through challenging times.
103 - Mar 2009 - Vocations: Indian priests: still plentiful but fewer available for overseas, AD2000 Report
Bishops from the United States Europe and Australia where vocations are in short supply and the number of active priests declining have been looking to India for spare priests.
104 - Dec 2008 - Pub life: Young adult Catholic ministry: ingredients for success, Br Barry Coldrey
Religious orders As has been mentioned there is another area of young adult ministry which is proving effective: that associated with certain religious orders which have remained true to their founding charisms and which (unsurprisingly) continue to attract vocations.
105 - Nov 2008 - Anima Women's Network: giving 'heart' to women of faith, Anna Krohn
The Holy Myrrh Bearers made up of women of different ages vocations and histories were disciples of Christ drawn together by concrete encounters with His saving and divine love.
106 - Sep 2008 - WYD08: Faith: alive and well! - A pilgrim's progress, Catherine Sheehan
At Darling Harbours Exhibition Centre there was a massive Vocations Expo featuring stalls set up by different religious orders and various seminaries and information about the priesthood.
107 - Sep 2008 - Editorial: World Youth Day 2008: the challenge ahead, Michael Gilchrist
For Australia the challenge will be to ensure there are similar measureable increases in average weekly Mass attendances confessions Catholic marriages baptisms or numbers of priestly and religious vocations.
108 - Aug 2008 - Priesthood: St Louis: another US vocations success story, AD2000 Report
A recent article in the St Louis Post-Dispatch by Tim Townsend has highlighted another American vocations success story along the lines of those previously reported on in AD2000 in dioceses like Denver led by Archbishop Chaput and in Lincoln Nebraska under Bishop Bruskewicz.
109 - Jul 2008 - WORLD YOUTH DAY 2008: Authentic Catholicism: a fertile ground for vocations to flourish, Fr Anthony Denton
In other words the Pope recognises that World Youth Day provides fertile ground for vocations to flourish.
110 - Jul 2008 - Selective tolerance: Queensland University Student Union censures Catholic student group, Allison Atkins
The students have continued to campaign since the sanction was imposed moving their attentions to promoting the upcoming World Youth Day and vocations.
111 - Jun 2008 - Letters: Contraception, Tim Coyle
Nearly 40 years on from Humanae Vitae it seems that this public indifference has itself led to an almost universal adoption of sterilisation which has contributed to loss of faith and therefore most ironically to falling congregations and vocations.
112 - Jun 2008 - News: The Church Around the World
Its been like a tsunami a good tsunami of interest said Father Luke Sweeney the archdiocesan vocations director.
113 - May 2008 - Youth: Eucharistic devotions: revival in Melbourne, Br Barry Coldrey
The regular weekly event is led by Father Anthony Denton Vocations Director and managed by the team of the Victorian Catholic Students and Young Workers Association.
114 - Apr 2008 - Progress report: AD2000's worldwide outreach via the Internet, Francis Young
Perennial top ten searches include Oscar Romero Hound of Heaven priesthood vocations marriage and various bioethical issues including euthanasia and embryonic stem cells.
115 - Mar 2008 - Vocations: Signs of hope in US diocese
When Father Gerard Francik recently interviewed a 19-year-old who was thinking about becoming a priest the Baltimore archdiocesan vocations director asked him to talk about his prayer life.
116 - Mar 2008 - Vocations: The priesthood: a special relationship with Christ, Fr Pat Stratford
It offered no proof or compelling evidence that this strategy would increase the numbers of vocations.
117 - Feb 2008 - A remarkable father remembered, Maria Rankin
Thanks to the work of the Catholic Evidence Guild during the middle years of the 20th century there were many vocations to the priesthood and religious life as well as many conversions.
118 - Feb 2008 - News: The Church Around the World
We will continue vigorous promotion of vocations and accept the assistance of priests from other countries in our time of need.
119 - Nov 2007 - Ora et labora: How monastic hospitality can strengthen one's faith, Br Barry Coldrey CFC
Unsurprisingly the contemplative convents and monasteries tend to have a small but regular flow of vocations in spite of the intense demanding nature of their way-of-life.
120 - Nov 2007 - Australia's Missionaries of God's Love congregation continues to grow, Mary Pidcock
He believes many young people today are genuinely seeking to live a radical gospel way of life and that we can expect a new surge of vocations to consecrated life and the priesthood in the future.
121 - Sep 2007 - Letters: Religious attire, Tom King
Opportunities for respect and practical advertising for vocations are lost when priests and religious can no longer be identified in public.
122 - Sep 2007 - Laity: How the Legion of Mary can benefit parishes, Fr Hugh Thwaites SJ
Vocations 8.
123 - Sep 2007 - A successful quest for vocations in Melbourne, Br Barry Coldrey
Open Days by invitation at Corpus Christi seminary are available for men considering their vocations.
124 - Aug 2007 - Why Catholic parents choose home-schooling, Leslie Sammut
The impact home-schooling can have is evident in a statistic from the director of vocations in the Rockford diocese who said that of 30 boys who graduated from home-schooling families between 2000 and 2005 in that diocese seven entered the seminary - 23 percent.
125 - Jul 2007 - Priesthood: Praying for priests: The Society of Christ Priest and Victim, Barry O'Brien
The late Father John Whiting founder of the Confraternity of Christ the Priest in the later years of his life encouraged many others to pray this prayer in his petitions to God for more priests and to pray for all priests who are suffering in their vocations as did Our Divine Lord Christ Priest and Victim.
126 - Jul 2007 - News: The Church Around the World
In particular great concern must be shown for vocations to the priesthood and to consecrated life.
127 - Jul 2007 - Pastoral Plan: Cardinal Pell's blueprint for the future in the Sydney Archdiocese, Michael Gilchrist
Vocations In Priority 2 Clergy and Religious Renewal the Plan calls for the promoting fostering and maturing of vocations especially priestly vocations as a matter of particular urgency.
128 - Jun 2007 - News: The Church Around the World
The Record (Perth) British priestly vocations increasing The Catholic Church of England and Wales released statistics in April showing that the number entering seminaries has increased for the fourth straight year.
129 - Apr 2007 - Vocations: New survey of successful US dioceses: lessons for Australia, Michael Gilchrist
The change in the size of the priesthood and the effort invested in increasing vocations and adult receptions do say something fundamental about the state of the dioceses.
130 - Apr 2007 - History: How much do Catholics know about ecumenical councils?, Frank Mobbs
(Vocations directors please note).
131 - Apr 2007 - News: The Church Around the World
Vocations are most numerous in Africa and Asia but they are falling in Europe and are stationary in Oceania.
132 - Mar 2007 - Letters: Catholic schools, Kevin McBride
They also provided the impetus and inspiration - the nursery - for countless priestly and religious vocations for many decades.
133 - Mar 2007 - Catholicism flourishes in South Korea, Richard Stokes
Vocations are apparently so plentiful that nuns run things like the Catholic bookshops.
134 - Mar 2007 - WYDSYD08: Salesian provincial urges parishes to sponsor Timorese to World Youth Day 2008, Peter Westmore
Speaking at the Thomas More Centre on 8 February Fr Calleja said that unless such support were given it would be impossible for many young Catholics in East Timor to attend World Youth Day which has had a remarkable effect in encouraging vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
135 - Mar 2007 - Editorial: How we can help young East Timorese, Peter Westmore
Some years ago Archbishop Charles Chaput who hosted World Youth Day in Denver Colorado made the point that the event was a catalyst for a large number of vocations.
136 - Feb 2007 - Reflection: Why the Church must continue to uphold priestly celibacy, Fr Pat Stratford
While the number of ordinations to the diocesan priesthood has been on the increase in many parts of the world since 1978 the year John Paul II became Pope at the same time vocations have decreased in the West.
137 - Feb 2007 - News: The Church Around the World
Even during the recent Synod on priests the most widespread opinion among the fathers was that a relaxation of the rule of celibacy would not be a solution even to the problem of the lack of vocations which is rather to be linked to other causes in the first place the modern culture of secularisation.
138 - Dec 2006 - Books: COME, LORD JESUS:Reflections on the Advent and Christmas Seasons, James Tolhurst, Michael Gilchrist
Myers of Newark one of the United States most outspokenly orthodox Catholic bishops and most successful promoter of priestly vocations offers a strong endorsement for Come Lord Jesus.
139 - Dec 2006 - A 'best practice' guide to priestly vocations
Pat Ryan who is Irish and lives in the UK collates the Vocations Best Practice Guide pages of a Canadian website called www.
140 - Dec 2006 - 'Lost!' controversy: Archbishop Bathersby's reply, AD2000 Report
While the number of priestly vocations is only one indicator of spiritual health as is the rate of Mass attendance each is a sound litmus test given their centrality to the Catholic faith as a whole.
141 - Dec 2006 - News: The Church Around the World
an abundance of priestly and religious vocations but in recent years the number had fallen sharply.
142 - Dec 2006 - Benedict XVI challenges 'de-Christianisation' of society, Michael Gilchrist
Vocations Benedict then considered the question of priestly and religious vocations a constant concern for the Church in your country.
143 - Nov 2006 - Television: EWTN: now affordable and accessible in Australia, Moira Kirkwood
Vocations of the lsquo;John Paul II generationrsquo; are flourishing.
144 - Nov 2006 - Books: Is the Catholic Church in Australia 'lost'?, Michael Gilchrist
Moreover a commitment to orthodoxy is the only approach that will attract any of the young on a long term basis as evidenced in the upswing in vocations reflected in seminary enrolments and the focus of the more successful ecclesial movements and communities that have emerged in recent decades.
145 - Nov 2006 - England: British Catholicism's dark night of the soul
Vocations On 10 April The Telegraph published a detailed article on the situation of Catholic monasteries and convents.
146 - Oct 2006 - University: Campion College: a pioneer in Australian higher education, Stephen McInerny
Addressing his students and readers Senior confronted them with the following: In your education past and future in the pursuit of happiness in marriage friendship in vocations recreation politics and just plain jobs if you can find them - in the long run you will have to ask what the whole thing is: What are all those activities and commitments part of?
147 - Sep 2006 - Clergy: ACCC Annual Conference focuses on theology of Benedict XVI, AD2000 Report
Wagga Wagga Diocese stands out in Australia because of the large number of young priests called forth and nurtured during the episcopacy of Bishop Brennan and his successor - who has continued to emphasise the need for vocations and to support the St John Vianney Seminary.
148 - Sep 2006 - Chavagnes: Catholic education in a secular culture, Alexander Morrison
The fall in Church attendance widespread loss of faith and even the vocations shortage can all be effectively combated if many young people are prepared to accept their Catholic faith with zeal and courage.
149 - Sep 2006 - News: The Church Around the World
The Pope called the servers to be open to their vocations: Perhaps to some of you the voice is saying I want you to serve me in a special way as a priest becoming my witness being my friend and introducing others to this friendship.
150 - Aug 2006 - Victoria-Tasmania: Continued growth in vocations at Melbourne's Corpus Christi seminary, Joan Clements
National Vocations Awareness Week From the low point of a decade ago seminary numbers at Corpus Christi College the regional Seminary for Victoria and Tasmania continue to increase with applicants for the Archdiocese of Melbourne forming the bulk of the numbers.
151 - Aug 2006 - Priesthood: Promoting vocations in the Melbourne Archdiocese, Fr Anthony Denton
National Vocations Awareness Week As Vocations Director my job is threefold.
152 - Jul 2006 - Letters: Abortion and the Annunciation, Greg Dunne
The day could be dedicated to the unborn and aborted babies in much the same way as we now have a day of prayer for Christian unity vocations or the sick.
153 - Jul 2006 - Evangelisation: Strong leadership: US bishop Robert Finn shows how, AD2000 Report
While mentioning a number of these that are very important he called vocations to the priesthood and religious life his super- priority.
154 - Jul 2006 - News: The Church Around the World
Catholic World News African and Asian vocations increase The Vatican press office has released the newest edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Church covering the years 1978-2004 prepared by the Central Office of Church Statistics and published by the Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
155 - Jul 2006 - Editorial: Strong Church leadership: new approach, Michael Gilchrist
Priestly and religious vocations have been made a top priority along with orthodox teaching in Catholic schools and educational institutions.
156 - Jun 2006 - Books: Letters to a Young Catholic, by George Weigel, Michael Daniel
The essay on the significance of each vocation begins with a description of parts of Warsaw and Krakow setting the scene for his discussion of the lives and vocations of Fr Jerzy Popieluszko murdered by agents of the Polish communist government for his outspoken support of Solidarity in the early 1980s and John Paul II.
157 - Jun 2006 - Vocations: Sydney seminary's growth continues, Michael Gilchrist
Sydneys success at attracting more students for the priesthood can be attributed in part to Cardinal Pells high profile leadership as well as a successful vocations program run by auxiliary Bishop Anthony Fisher.
158 - Jun 2006 - News: The Church Around the World
Catholic World News US Catholic college group promotes vocations A national campus ministry group is inspiring a growing number of young men to enter the seminary.
159 - May 2006 - Foreign priests - a tale of two Brisbane parishes, Bob Osmak
At the Mass for youth that I attended he directly challenged the young people in the congregation to consider vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
160 - May 2006 - Vocations: Can religious life be rebuilt in Australia?, Sr Mary Augustine OP
We need vocations.
161 - Apr 2006 - Books: Fr Martin D'Arcy: Philosopher of Christian Love, by H.J.A. Sire, Michael E. Daniel
His immediate challenge was the decline in numbers due partly to the war but also to changes in the ethos of Jesuit schools under DArcys predecessors which saw a drop in vocations.
162 - Apr 2006 - Letters: Religious life, Barbara Chigwidden
Whilst I applaud the increase of vocations to this religious community I was puzzled by the idea that American Dominicans would be invited to set up a religious community in this country and that Australian girls often have to go overseas to pursue their vocation to the Dominican Order.
163 - Apr 2006 - Letters: Action needed, Kevin McBride
Meanwhile they have to deal daily with the direct consequences of this: the decline or disappearance of priestly and religious vocations the ever-dwindling Sunday Mass attendances and the increasing apathy among those Catholics who want to energise their religious worship but find no inspiration or spirited encouragement from their Church leaders.
164 - Mar 2006 - Vocations: Dominican Sisters: religious vocations continue to rise in Nashville, Tracey Rowland
The fact that vocations are literally pouring in has created a space crisis in the Motherhouse.
165 - Mar 2006 - Archbishop Hickey: how to address the crisis of faith, Archbishop Barry Hickey
I refer of course to the precipitous fall in Mass attendance over the last forty years the ignorance of Catholic teaching and traditions among our Catholic and State school leavers the lack of statistical difference between Catholics and the population at large in marriage breakdowns and remarriage in the use of contraception the frequency of abortion the lack of courage to publicly afffirm Catholic teaching among lay leaders in society the collapse of Religious Institutes and vocations to the priesthood to name a few.
166 - Feb 2006 - Priestly vocations: the key role of bishops, John Mallon
The meeting was to discuss ideas to increase vocations to the priesthood because the diocese was facing a crisis.
167 - Feb 2006 - Liturgical Music: The spiritual impact of Msgr. Richard Schuler's priestly leadership and example, Fr John T. Zuhlsdorf
By their experience of the beauty of these Masses not a few non-Catholics (including the present writer) have come to be first interested in the content of the Churchs faith resulting in many conversions and many vocations.
168 - Dec 2005 - Letters: Catholic journal
The September issue has figures to show there are vocations to be had in dioceses where devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is paramount and where dioceses have strong Catholic leadership.
169 - Dec 2005 - Episcopacy: Archbishop Chaput of Denver: America's plain-speaking Pope's man, Peter J. Boyer
And these religious orders where theyve abandoned the tradition there are no vocations but they still talk like theyre the future.
170 - Nov 2005 - Letters: New Zealand visitor to Brisbane, Leo Leitch
During his homily the priest introduced us to Come Holy Spirit a program of prayer being promoted by Archbishop Bathersby for the renewal of the Church in South-East Queensland especially in regard to Mass attendance and priestly vocations.
171 - Nov 2005 - Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist: areas for remedial action identified, Peter Westmore
Two areas of decline in Oceania are the number of priestly vocations in Australia and New Zealand (but not everywhere in Oceania) and the confusion evident in the proliferation of Communion services.
172 - Nov 2005 - Editorial: A remarkable Catholic parish
A by-product of this has been the continuing stream of priestly vocations from St Agnes with this year eleven young men from the parish among the 72 in training at the archdiocesan seminary.
173 - Oct 2005 - Youth: The lasting impact of World Youth Day, Sannon Donahoo
I know of several people who have met and married because of WYD and several others who have recognised religious vocations because of WYD.
174 - Oct 2005 - News: The Church Around the World
Benedict described the shortage of priests and religious in Germany as reaching dramatic proportions and called on the bishops to promote the pastoral care of vocations with renewed vigour in order to reach parishes educational centres and families.
175 - Sep 2005 - Priesthood: America's 'vocation rich' dioceses: latest success stories analysed, AD2000 Report
The spiritual witness and active interest of diocesan priests in promoting vocations also play a crucial role.
176 - Sep 2005 - News: The Chuch Around the World
Catholic News Agency Pastoral Letter: rebuilding Queenslands priesthood Coinciding with Vocations Week from 7-14 August came release of A Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Queensland on Vocations to the Priesthood as well as an Open Letter to the Priests of Queensland from Father Michael McCarthy of the Holy Spirit Seminary in Brisbane which serves all five Queensland dioceses.
177 - Aug 2005 - Reflection: How we will overcome the shortage of priests, Fr John O'Neill PP
All this has led to a loss of zeal for building up and spreading the Catholic Faith - Christs Good News - and so to a falling away of vocations to the priesthood.
178 - Aug 2005 - Letters: Sacrifice (letter), M.A. Ross
Equally there are fewer vocations because of the example of priests who by their words and actions appear not to believe in the sacrifice of the Mass either.
179 - Jul 2005 - Vocations: John Paul Il's Milwaukee connection, Fr John Walter
American Church Patrick could not make head or tail of this observation but duly made an appointment to see the local vocations director.
180 - Jul 2005 - News: The Church Around the World
Speaking in English the Pope commended the large number of priestly vocations while emphasising the bishops grave responsibility to help them develop into men of the Eucharist.
181 - May 2005 - Reflection: Pope John Paul II and the redemptive power of suffering, Fr Paul Stuart
Father Paul Stuart former Director of Vocations and Dean of Students at Melbournes Corpus Christi Seminary is presently completing a doctorate.
182 - May 2005 - Letters: Priest shortage, Jeff Harvie
Meanwhile statistics show that there are generally more priestly vocations in dioceses where orthodox values and practices are encouraged and supported.
183 - May 2005 - St Patrick's Church, Soho Square, a spiritual oasis in London, Tess Livingstone
It caters to young people aged 20 to 30 and is a year of prayer study evangelisation helping the less fortunate and discernment of the participants future careers and in a few cases priestly or religious vocations.
184 - Apr 2005 - Adore 05: Sydney's successful Eucharistic Youth Congress, Nicole Osmak
On the final day about 40 young people came forward after Fr Arellanos talk on vocations and the need to be open to these before considering marriage.
185 - Apr 2005 - Vocations: Why some new religious orders are attracting recruits, Fr John Hogan
Accustomed to hearing of the decline in religious vocations and seeing orders diminishing in numbers and apparently set to die in some Western nations you could be forgiven for thinking that religious life is disappearing in the Church: the truth however is somewhat different.
186 - Apr 2005 - News: The Church Around the World
Bishop Manning: need to promote priestly vocations Bishop Kevin Manning of Parramatta responded in March to earlier media comment on the issue of Catholic priests marrying.
187 - Apr 2005 - Australia prepares for World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne, AD2000 Report
He sees many of these young men and women as the future leaders of the Church in Melbourne: so far from the direct WYD experience there have been eight marriages five vocations to the priesthood and many inquiries about religious vocations.
188 - Mar 2005 - Letters: Priestly celibacy (letter), Barbara Chigwidden
To think that large numbers of men can fulfil both vocations successfully in modern-day Australia is absurd.
189 - Mar 2005 - Church's future lies with orthodoxy, not dissent, Fr Paul Stuart
The following is a rebuttal by Fr Paul Stuart former Director of Vocations and Dean of Students at the Corpus Christi Seminary Melbourne Archdiocese of the dissenting views of Fr Eric Hodgens in the January 2005 edition of Online Catholics which were widely reported in the media including The Australian Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age.
190 - Mar 2005 - Vocations: Australian diocesan seminary numbers continue to increase, Michael Gilchrist
Archbishop Hickeys leadership and example have clearly contributed to the upsurge in priestly vocations over the past decade.
191 - Feb 2005 - The Church in Australia 2005: can the tide be turned?, Michael Gilchrist
Vigorous campaigns to promote priestly vocations including emphasis on the essential nature of the priesthood could also be linked with perpetual adoration.
192 - Feb 2005 - News: The Church Around the World
Melbourne seminarians continue to increase In his report to Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne in December 2004 at the conclusion of his six years as Director of Vocations Fr Paul Stuart noted that during that period 41 new seminarians had been welcomed into the Archdiocese.
193 - Feb 2005 - Editorial: Year of the Eucharist: a time to get serious, Michael Gilchrist
Interestingly in dioceses where bishops have followed this approach vocations to the priesthood and religious life have tended to increase.
194 - Nov 2004 - Ad limina: The Pope calls for strong leadership from New Zealand's Bishops, Michael Gilchrist
The Holy Father urged the New Zealand Bishops to ensure that religious priests brothers and sisters played a positive role in their dioceses witnessing to the ideals of religious life and fostering more religious vocations among young people.
195 - Oct 2004 - Books: Be Not Afraid: Cardinal George Pell's new book to be launched in November
May I also ask you to pray for the Church - for the holiness of our priests and religious for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and for the Church in the many difficulties she has to face both here and abroad.
196 - Oct 2004 - Editorial: Addressing the shortfall of priests, Michael Gilchrist
Some have suggested inviting priests from overseas to make up the shortfall but the number of Catholics per priest in Third World countries - where vocations are plentiful - remains much higher than in the West.
197 - Jul 2004 - Letters: Synod (letter), Lance Eccles
With an agenda like that there arent going to be any vocations.
198 - Jul 2004 - News: The Church Around the World
Father Kevin Doran the national vocations director for the Irish bishops told the Irish Independent that the plummeting number of priestly vocations can be attributed to many factors including a reluctance in society to make long-term commitments and a generalised loss of belief.
199 - Jun 2004 - Letters: Priestly vocations (letter), Monsignor Robert Egar
The March edition of AD2000 reported Pope John Pauls admonition to the French Bishops on the question of priestly vocations.
200 - Jun 2004 - The importance of beauty in the Liturgy, Christopher Pearson
the departure of many priests and religious the collapse in vocations the decline in churchgoing and the spread of doctrinal and moral confusion.
201 - May 2004 - Letters: Vocations guide (letter), Patrick Ryan
As we are rapidly approaching the World Day of Prayer for Vocations on 2 May I wonder if you might suggest to your computer owning readers that they visit a web page dedicated to fostering vocations namely http://www.
202 - May 2004 - Priesthood: Pope's World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Fr Paul Stuart
Father Paul Stuart is the Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Melbourne and Dean of Studies of Corpus Christi College Melbourne.
203 - May 2004 - News: The Church Around the World
Overall a boom time for seminaries Perseverence rate is higher than in 1978 The drop in the number of priests in the West can overshadow the boom in vocations the Church is experiencing elsewhere in the world says a Vatican official.
204 - May 2004 - New liturgy document: Rome affirms right of laity to complain about abuses, Michael Gilchrist
Male altar servers remain the norm and are a source of priestly vocations but the diocesan Bishop may permit female servers.
205 - Apr 2004 - Letters: Catholic schools
Ordinary lay-people are increasingly scandalised at the present scenario consisting among other things of apathetic and decreasing congregations and ever-dwindling vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
206 - Mar 2004 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000
French bishops ad limina visit to Rome Popes blunt message on vocations decline In the latest in a series of blunt messages to visiting bishops from France Pope John Paul II spoke of the alarming decline in the number of priests serving the Church in that country.
207 - Feb 2004 - News: The Church Around the World
Zenit News Service Lack of French priestly vocations John Paul II calls on French bishops to confront problem Meeting with a group of French bishops on 6 December 2003 Pope John Paul II raised the question of declining priestly vocations.
208 - Dec 2003 - VOCATIONS: Melbourne's 'Hearts on Fire' vocations congress a success, Fr Paul Stuart
In October this year the Archdiocese of Melbourne hosted the Hearts on Fire Vocations Congress where there were exhibitions and displays by many priests religious sisters and brothers from all parts of Australia.
209 - Nov 2003 - Events: Vocations Camp, Fr Duncan Wong FSSP
The Fraternity (Classical Roman Rite Chaplains) will be organising a Vocations Camp from 5-7 December next at Carcoar (near Sydney).
210 - Nov 2003 - Vocations: Father James Gould and the hallmarks of successful vocations promotion, Michael Rose
Father James Gould is best known for being one of the most successful vocations directors in the United States since the Second Vatican Council.
211 - Nov 2003 - Vocations: Missionaries of God's Love congregation flourishes in Canberra, Mary Pidcock
Recently they held a vocations weekend which was attended by a dozen women in serious discernment.
212 - Nov 2003 - Melbourne on course despite brain drain, Fr Paul Stuart
He made a good start with the seminary of Corpus Christi College the improvements of which contributed to an increase of local vocations.
213 - Oct 2003 - After 25 years: the impact of John Paul II's pontificate, Michael Gilchrist
It is no coincidence that bishops - including hand-picked John Paul II bishops such as Archbishop Chaput of Denver - who have closely aligned themselves with the Popes leadership and teachings have witnessed signs of spiritual re- growth in their dioceses including increases in seminary numbers and religious vocations.
214 - Sep 2003 - Events: Hearts On Fire Vocations Congress for Melbourne Archdiocese, Joanne Grainger
From 16-18 October 2003 Catholic Vocations together with the Archdiocese of Melbourne will be conducting the Hearts On Fire Vocations Congress.
215 - Aug 2003 - Priests 24/7 : A video documentary, Michael Gilchrist
It would be an ideal resource for Catholic secondary schools religious education programs to illustrate the many faceted aspects of priestly life as well as for the general promotion of vocations.
216 - Aug 2003 - Priesthood: Clerical celibacy 'for the sake of God's Kingdom': the Church's teaching, John Young
If this constant and infallible teaching were to be more widely known and appreciated by Catholics in general and especially by potential candidates for the priesthood this would lead to an increase in vocations.
217 - Aug 2003 - Catalyst for Renewal Address: The legacy of Vatican II, Archbishop George Pell
Vocations As a bishop I am one of the few privileged people who regularly visit many of our different parishes and institutions.
218 - Aug 2003 - Documents: Ecclesia in Europa - Pope challenges Christians to re-evangelise Europe, Michael Gilchrist
This rootlessness is evident in the diminishing number of births the decline in the number of vocations to the priesthood and religious life and the difficulty if not the outright refusal to make lifelong commitments including marriage.
219 - Jul 2003 - Reflection: The meaning of vocation for baptised Christians, Archbishop Philip Wilson
The issue of vocations can be discussed in many ways but I like to place it in the context of the discipleship of the Lord because it is through this discipleship that we can enter into the mystery of the life-saving death and Resurrection of Jesus.
220 - Jul 2003 - Brisbane Synod ends: Archbishop Bathersby to announce pastoral programs, AD2000 REPORT
The drop in priestly vocations is widely lamented although reasons for let alone awareness of the significant resurgence of seminary numbers in other Australian dioceses are not touched upon.
221 - Jul 2003 - Orthodox Anglicans close ranks to preserve faith, Nigel Zimmermann
Bishop Broadhurst went as far as to say that when a diocesan bishop is squeezing out traditionalist parishes turning away orthodox vocations forcing liberal priests (or priestesses) upon parishes without their consent and preaching doctrine contrary to the universal tenets of Christian orthodoxy that diocese is without a bishop.
222 - Jun 2003 - Laity: The role of lay Catholics in a time of crisis, Mary Ann Glendon
It is urgent to train men and women who in keeping with their vocations can influence public life and direct it to the common good.
223 - Jun 2003 - Liturgy: John Paul's new encyclical on the Eucharist targets liturgical abuses, Michael Gilchrist
Any effective promotion of priestly vocations must also be based on the centrality of the Eucharist and the diligence of priests in carrying out their Eucharistic ministry for this provides young men with a powerful example and incentive for responding generously to Gods call.
224 - May 2003 - Letters: Praying for priests (letter), Denise Kelly
It is important we are united in our intention to pray for priests and priestly vocations with Mary Mother of Priests (cf Acts 1:14).
225 - May 2003 - Architecture: 'Re-ordered' and 'new' churches - symptoms of a wider spiritual malaise, Marie Cassey
In an age when we decry the lack of faith the falling numbers of practising laity and priestly vocations should we not be putting our energies into conserving and preserving Catholicism?
226 - May 2003 - Brisbane archdiocesan synod: challenges needing to be addressed, Peter Howard
Among important proposals which were thereby excluded were reform of the Brisbane seminary along the lines set out in John Paul IIs Pastores Dabo Vobis and the Statement of Conclusions along with a crusade for vocations; a renewal of Catholic school teacher formation in the Churchs teachings on faith and morals based on the Catechism; and in Catholic schools the rejection of content and methodology contrary to doctrine and John Paul IIs Catechesi Tradendae.
227 - May 2003 - Why priestly vocations are up in Perth Archdiocese, Debra Warrier
The correlation between his commitment to promoting vocations to the priesthood and the level of ordinations is hard to miss.
228 - May 2003 - Surge in priestly vocations confounds secular culture, Joanne Grainger
The fourth Sunday of Easter (11 May 2003) has been set aside by the Church as a World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
229 - Apr 2003 - Books: A Long Way From Rome, edited by Chris McGillion, John Barich
McGillion holds that the drop in vocations will continue with disastrous results for the Church.
230 - Apr 2003 - News: The Church Around the World
Vocations urgent in Latin America Holy Sees statistics highlight problem Vocations are the priority of the Catholic Church in Latin America the Holy See says.
231 - Feb 2003 - Vocations: Sydney seminary growth based on orthodoxy, fidelity, Fr Julian Porteous
Michael Roses Goodbye Good Men has made some bold accusations about vocations committees and seminary formation staffs attitude towards encouraging the vocations of men committed to the Churchs teaching.
232 - Dec 2002 - Brisbane Synod 2003: a leadership challenge, Peter D. Howard
A serious re-evaluation of the state of affairs in the Archdiocese is undoubtedly necessary given the catastrophic level of regular Mass attendance - now 13 percent according to Archbishop Bathersby and even fewer among the young - and the dearth of priestly vocations.
233 - Dec 2002 - Books: Biography of Archbishop Pell launched in Melbourne: author interviewed
Seriously what impresses me is how at a time of a supposed shortage of vocations he has encouraged so many impressive young priests and seminarians.
234 - Dec 2002 - New Vatican Instruction on priesthood: the challenge to be another Christ, AD2000 Report
A priest should zealously foster more priestly vocations (particularly through personal example) encourage visits to the Blessed Sacrament including adoration through solemn exposition - with the Blessed Sacrament lovingly reserved in a tabernacle and provide an authentic pedagogy on prayer and a renewed persuasive and effective catechesis on the importance of the Sunday and daily celebration of the Most Holy Eucharist.
235 - Nov 2002 - Books: The New Faithful: Why Young Adults are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy, Michael Gilchrist
Available from AD Books) Regular readers of AD2000 will be aware from a number of articles and reports over recent years that solidly orthodox seminaries dioceses and religious orders have been attracting larger numbers of vocations than their more liberal counterparts.
236 - Oct 2002 - Books: The Courage to be Catholic, by George Weigel, Michael Novak
Weigel is unusually hopeful about the new breed of priests - the John Paul II breed he calls them - serious orthodox and able to explain their faith in love with their vocations and with the Catholic people.
237 - Sep 2002 - Letters: Seminaries (letter), Andrew Sholl
The Church owes a great debt to Rose for articulating his premise that priestly vocations were and have been artificially kept low in heterodox and morally degenerate seminaries whereas understandably there is no shortage of seminarians in orthodox and morally-upright seminaries.
238 - Sep 2002 - The 1960s 'cultural revolution': from self-sacrifice to self-fulfillment, Fr Gregory Jordan
Nor does it inspire vocations or give that hardy tenacity essential to those with a vocation if they are to persevere.
239 - Sep 2002 - Promoting Catholic vocations in the Melbourne Archdiocese, Joanne Grainger
The following outline covers some of the innovative approaches being used in the Melbourne Archdiocese to foster vocations to the priesthood religious life and various lay apostolates.
240 - Sep 2002 - Vocations: Corpus Christi Seminary enrolments bounce back, Michael Gilchrist
And the number of inquiries continues to grow thanks to the efforts of the Catholic Vocations office (see opposite page) offering promise of further steady increases.
241 - Aug 2002 - New study of US seminary formation exposes fundamental flaws, John S. Webster
These and several other successful US dioceses (as also in Australia) underline the fact that the Churchs celibacy rule is not a factor in the decline in vocations.
242 - Aug 2002 - Sexual abuse, celibacy and vocations: a response to the Church's critics, Fr Paul Stuart
In January this year I undertook a course in Chicago for those whose work includes seminaries or vocations ministry.
243 - Aug 2002 - New program to apply Papal teachings in Melbourne Archdiocese, Michael Gilchrist
This would include finding even more effective ways of contemplating the face of Jesus in our troubled world by responding to the universal call of holiness as well as the living out of the Sacraments today especially the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation assisting families even further in their present day challenges launching new ways of encouraging vocations to the priesthood and religious life and continuing to support our youth especially their education in faith.
244 - Jul 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000
Benedictine monastic tradition flourishes Growth in contemplative vocations While some older religious congregations still experience the crisis of vocations the Church is witnessing a growth of new contemplative vocations particularly in the Benedictine spirituality.
245 - Jun 2002 - How John Paul II's 'new springtime' came to an American parish, Elizabeth A. Wittman
I would characterise the three of them by saying their hearts are in what they do they love their vocations they arent afraid of hard work and they all have a sense of humour.
246 - Jun 2002 - Following our baptismal calling takes courage - Chrism Mass homily, Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett
From the ranks of the faithful new responses to Gods call are being made new vocations are being realised and young men are coming from our families and communities to prepare for the priesthood.
247 - Jun 2002 - Sydney initiative to strengthen Catholic influence at university, Robert Haddad
Three theme weeks will also be held on chastity vocations and apologetics at times to be announced.
248 - Jun 2002 - Neocatechumenal Way setting up its second Australian seminary, Richard Egan
The first Redemptoris Mater seminary was established in Rome in 1987 to foster diocesan and missionary vocations.
249 - Jun 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000
Zenit News Service North American Congress on Vocations Popes letter sent to participants In a letter sent to the 1200 delegates at the North American Congress on Vocations held in Montreal in April Pope John Paul II said the promotion of vocations to the priesthood and religious life is a priority and urgent mission for the Church.
250 - May 2002 - Letters: Priestly formation (letter), Cyril Drew
Fr Paul Stuarts Article Positive trends in priestly vocations is worrying in parts.
251 - May 2002 - Letters: Farewell Mass for Fr Des Byrne (letter), Barry O'Brien
Not only was his work successful in that regard but I believe there have been quite a number of vocations to the priesthood and religious life granted by God to various members of that organisation.
252 - May 2002 - 'The Resurrection in the university' - IMCSA National Conference in Sydney, Nicholas Rynne
Unless the Catholic faith can be presented to them in a spiritually and intellectually credible manner the Church will lose this potential pool of talent not to mention priestly and religious vocations.
253 - Apr 2002 - Letters: Vocations Pilgrimage (letter), Martine Watkinson
Fr John Rizzo FSSP will be conducting this coming 8-18 July a European Vocations Pilgrimage.
254 - Apr 2002 - Letters: Telling the truth (letter), Teresa Martin
When the guidelines were clear and not clouded as they are made out to be today there were many vocations and the churches were full.
255 - Apr 2002 - Letters: Ambassador (letter), Tom King
Thank God for the life and work of Fr Paul Stuart Director of Vocations Melbourne and to AD2000 for publishing such a positive report (February).
256 - Apr 2002 - Letters: Vocations (letter), Erin Carli
I very much enjoyed the article by Father Paul Stuart Vocations continue in Melbourne.
257 - Apr 2002 - Documents: John Paul II on the Catholic Faith in our region, Pope John Paul II
(24) I make my own the Synods insistence that greater efforts be made to awaken vocations to the priestly life.
258 - Apr 2002 - News: The Church Around the World
He also expressed his concern over the crisis in vocations and indifference evident in Western Europe.
259 - Mar 2002 - Letters: Watered-down faith, Teresa Martin
When the guidelines were clear and not clouded as they are made out to be today there were many vocations and the churches were full.
260 - Mar 2002 - Thoughts of a recent convert to Catholicism, Rett Peaden
The diversity of humanity is what allows each of us to pursue our own special vocations and attain a greater happiness for all as we exchange the fruits of our labour.
261 - Mar 2002 - North American vocations summit overlooks orthodox success stories, Zenit News Service
A summit of Catholic vocations leaders in North America will be held in Montreal Canada between 18-21 April 2002 ostensibly to find new ways to attract people to the priesthood religious and consecrated life.
262 - Mar 2002 - News: The Church Around the World
While upholding bishops authority to permit use of female servers in their dioceses the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments said the use of male servers should be especially encouraged in part because altar boys are a potential source of priestly vocations.
263 - Feb 2002 - Books: 'The Martyrdom Of Blessed George Haydock:' by Barry Coldrey and Leo Griffin, Catholic Weekly
Priestly vocations In the lives a little piece of 16th-century England comes alive on the one hand its excitement and splendour - it is the age of Shakespeare and exploration of the New World of the Americas - and on the other the reality of its awfulness and tragedy.
264 - Feb 2002 - The Church in South Korea: dynamic and fast-growing, Pat O'Brien
Vocations are very healthy with Korean priests serving two communities in Sydney and one in Melbourne.
265 - Feb 2002 - Homily: Most Rev Geoffrey Jarrett installed as new Bishop of Lismore, Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett
I will be doing all in my power to seek and encourage vocations and as a bishop I will know no joy like that of bestowing the priesthood on those generous men who respond.
266 - Feb 2002 - Into the Deep Forum: young Catholics meet Australian bishops, Helen Ransom
The issue of vocations was discussed at length.
267 - Feb 2002 - Melbourne Archdiocese: positive trend in priestly vocations continues, Fr Paul Stuart
When I commenced my diocesan appointment as Director of Vocations in 1999 there were 18 Melbourne seminarians and about four names on a list of individuals making inquiries about the diocesan priesthood.
268 - Feb 2002 - News: The Church Around the World
Where there are no priests with faith and perseverance prayers must be offered beseeching the Lord for numerous and holy vocations.
269 - Dec 2001 - Books: 'Thomas More On Statesmanship' by Gerard B. Wegemer, Michael Casanova
This book is the first to examine Thomas Mores complete works in view of his concept of statesmanship and in the process to link Mores humanism faith and legal and political vocations into a coherent narrative.
270 - Nov 2001 - Tenth Synod of Bishops: Bishops called to courageous witness to the Faith, AD2000
This section noted a grave problem regarding the shortage of priestly vocations.
271 - Aug 2001 - Letters: Finding more priests (letter), Theo Silvas
It is almost trite to say that our Catholic publications and remaining priests never fail to lament about the paucity of vocations but offer no solutions to this persisting problem.
272 - Aug 2001 - Letters: Orthodox seminary (letter), Paul Chigwidden
Priestless parishes and a lack of vocations to the priesthood seem to be a regular topic in AD2000.
273 - Aug 2001 - Appreciating the Mass: a successful new publication, Fr Robert Egar PP
The Adelaide Priests Vocations Committee adopted as one of its long-term strategies the idea of producing a book that would give a simple and clear explanation of the Mass.
274 - Aug 2001 - Denver Archdiocese: the future of Catholicism, David Scott
Archbishop Chaput has also made a name for himself as a tenacious and effective recruiter of religious vocations.
275 - Aug 2001 - After 14 years: why does AD2000 continue?, Michael Gilchrist
When people become disheartened and think they have to resign themselves to the inevitability of priestless parishes - which can all too easily become a self-fullfilling prophecy - we attempt to build hope by suggesting strong episcopal leadership and prayer and penance for vocations as a positive alternative.
276 - Aug 2001 - News: The Church Around the World
In Cuba despite decades of terror and enforced atheism under Castro there are too many vocations for its small and crumbling seminary.
277 - Jul 2001 - Corpus Christi Seminary Inquiry Day
To attend the Inquiry Day it is necessary to contact the Dean of Students Fr Paul Stuart on (02) 9657 0203 or the Melbourne Vocations Office on (03) 9926 5733.
278 - Jul 2001 - Books: Testimonies to the Glory of God: World Youth Day Pilgrimage AD2000, Catherine Sheehan
Fr Paul Stuart Co-ordinator of Catholic Vocations in the Melbourne Archdiocese wrote: The hand of God the life of Jesus Christ and the fire of the Holy Spirit could be seen at work.
279 - Jul 2001 - News: The Church Around the World
Catholic World News Sandhursts new Bishop calls for vocations Promises diocesan support for those receiving call During his homily in Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo on the occasion of his Installation Mass last April the new Bishop of Sandhurst Most Rev Joseph Grech called on the dioceses Catholics to be mindful of their identity as people who do what Jesus tells us to do .
280 - Jun 2001 - Light to the Nations 2001 - Young Australian Catholics celebrate their faith, Mary-Jane Donnellan
After the Holy Thursday Mass we had the opportunity to reflect on areas in need of our prayers: the Church herself respect for life youth vocations missions and evangelisation.
281 - Jun 2001 - Archbishop Pell installed in Sydney, Michael Gilchrist
Perhaps the most significant point made during the homily - in the light of recent attempts to cope with the shortfall in clergy numbers - was Dr Pells emphasis on the need for more priests: The one constant in all Catholic history is the need for priests for vocations to the ministerial priesthood.
282 - May 2001 - Letters: Sydney appointment (letter), Frank Bellet
The so-called liberals forever talk about the lack of vocations in their seminaries which are like ghost towns.
283 - May 2001 - Letters: Vocation question (letter), Msgr Richard Schuler PP
In the current issue (March 2001) I read Michael Roses article on the numbers of vocations in various American dioceses.
284 - Apr 2001 - How to avoid banal, superficial liturgies, Bishop Kevin Manning
Nowadays the decline of priestly vocations is more and more giving rise to such situations.
285 - Apr 2001 - Is Townsville the model for Ballarat's priest shortage?, Michael Gilchrist
Much closer to home was the small diocese of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales where Bishop Brennan had set up his own seminary and enjoyed a degree of success over the past decade in addressing the vocations crisis.
286 - Apr 2001 - News: The Church Around the World
Cubas vocations increase Archbishop of Havana cites statistics Vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life are increasing in Cuba despite economic and social difficulties.
287 - Mar 2001 - Letters: Vocations and orthodoxy (letter), John Schmid
The article by Larry Carstens February AD2000) raised many good points on the connection between plentiful vocations and orthodox bishops who ensure the Catholic faith is taught in its entirety in their seminaries.
288 - Mar 2001 - How monastic life can reinvigorate the Church, Fr Peter Knowles OP
An encouraging sign that the Holy Resurrection Monastery will fare well in the future is that the present structure is becoming far too small for the community and those vocations who will be the community of the future.
289 - Mar 2001 - Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter ordinations
On the tenth anniversary of the promulgation of the document Ecclesia Dei Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith remarked on the great number of priestly and religious vocations that have come from communities attached to the traditional Latin liturgy founded as a result of that document.
290 - Mar 2001 - Seminary numbers up in orthodox US dioceses, Michael S. Rose
He is currently writing a book on discrimination against orthodox vocations in some US seminaries.
291 - Mar 2001 - News: The Church Around the World
This understanding is important because the many equivocations regarding the nature of marriage today have led to deviations such as acceptance of de facto unions and same-sex partnerships.
292 - Feb 2001 - New patterns of religious vocations in France
The superiors met in Lourdes to address the challenge posed by the crisis in vocations and its consequences.
293 - Feb 2001 - Letters: Vocations (letter), Mrs Irena Nagy
There has been much publicity lately about the crisis of lack of vocations to the priesthood specifically and to the religious life generally.
294 - Feb 2001 - The "priest shortage": natural or artificial?, Larry A. Carstens
Over the past two decades or so Catholics in the US have grown accustomed to hearing about a vocations crisis in their Church.
295 - Feb 2001 - News: The Church Around the World
Meanwhile a publication titled Voice of the Laity has criticised the process contrasting the shortage of priestly vocations in Adelaide with other Australian dioceses.
296 - Dec 2000 - Letters: The Church in China (letter), Francis Vrijmoed
Priestly and religious vocations are on the increase.
297 - Dec 2000 - Letters: Toowoomba Diocese (letter), Maria Lossberg
The emphasis was on this direction rather than on suggestions as to how priestly vocations might be increased or reference to any underlying reasons for the declining vocations.
298 - Dec 2000 - The 'new breed' of orthodox seminarians, Carter H. Griffin
While the number of vocations to the priesthood in western countries like Australia and the United States has fallen over the past 30 years more recently the proportion of those who are unashamedly orthodox has been rising.
299 - Dec 2000 - News: The Church Around the World
Catholic World News US bishop urges prayer for vocations Jubilee Station Mass in Arlington Virginia Continuing with the Jubilee Station Masses last October Bishop Paul S.
300 - Nov 2000 - Toowoomba's 'Creating Our Future' - or a recipe for further decline?, Michael Gilchrist
These programs - with catchy titles such as Tomorrows Church - failed to make inroads on falling Mass attendances and individual confessions disappearing priestly and religious vocations and chronic religious illiteracy in Catholic schools.
301 - Oct 2000 - 'Call to Change' in Tasmania: but whose 'vision of Church'?, Michael Gilchrist
However in an article in The Standard (July 2000) Archbishop Doyle said he did not favour importing priests from other Australian dioceses or from overseas; and while he called on the entire Catholic community to take seriously our responsibility to foster religious and priestly vocations it was not clear if the kind of approach that has proved successful in Australia and overseas was envisaged for Tasmania.
302 - Sep 2000 - Ensuring our schools are truly Catholic, Br John Moylan CFC
From the younger group there are few vocations to the priesthood and religious life and those who with their children benefit from a stable marriage are becoming a minority.
303 - Aug 2000 - Reflection: Re-discovering holiness will lead to more priestly vocations: Cardinal Daly, Cardinal Cahal Daly
Every religious congregation and diocese in Ireland is feeling the effects of the decline in vocations.
304 - Aug 2000 - Rockhampton: shuffling deck chairs on the 'Titanic', AD2000 Report
The retiring age for priests is set at 70 instead of the usual 75 elsewhere numbers have resigned from the active priesthood in recent years suggestions that priests from overseas be invited into the diocese to make up the shortfall are rejected and priestly vocations for the diocese remain almost non-existent.
305 - Aug 2000 - Archbishop Hickey on Perth's priestly vocations success story, Archbishop Barry J. Hickey
Archbishop Barry Hickey has accepted an AD2000 invitation to provide some background to the priestly vocations situation in Perth.
306 - Jul 2000 - News: The Church Around the World
Cardinal Danneels warns on Europes crisis of faith Lack of priestly vocations means loss of sacraments Belgiums Cardinal Godfried Danneels has warned that the Catholic Church in Europe is facing extinction.
307 - Jun 2000 - How Catholics can help rebuild Christian culture, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
Without faithful Catholic married couples who are open to new life; who create loving homes; who nourish their children with the sacraments and the Word of God; who create in their sons and daughters a zeal for Jesus Christ - without these faithful laypeople we can forget about vocations to the priesthood and the religious life.
308 - May 2000 - News: The Church Around the World
Priestly vocations crisis over Vatican comments on latest statistics The worldwide crisis of clerical vocations has ended according to the prefect of the Vaticans Congregation for the Clergy.
309 - May 2000 - Editorial: Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, Michael Gilchrist
They also dismiss any suggestion of orthodox reforms to seminary programs of any review of vocations promotion or of accepting priests from overseas or from other dioceses to make up shortfalls.
310 - Apr 2000 - Impressive gathering of young people attend TMC Summer School, Michael Daniel
In that country we find barely 5 percent Mass attendance rates no vocations of female religious in some of the dioceses for years and four or so seminarians for the whole country.
311 - Mar 2000 - Education: Religious education: putting the emphasis back on God, Br John Moylan CFC
Has the past - when vocations flourished Catholic family life was strong and youth behaviour was statistically so much better - more to offer the present and future in achieving the schools primary aim?
312 - Mar 2000 - Priestly vocations increasing in Melbourne, Fr Paul Stuart
In 1999 the Vocations Office received 29 approaches from men inquiring about the priesthood as a possible vocation and 19 formally applied to enter the seminary.
313 - Mar 2000 - News: The Church Around the World
Sister Kerin Caldwell sgs would have responsibility for parish visitation Support to Women adult education CCD diaconate pastoral associates and vocations.
314 - Feb 2000 - News: The Church Around the World
He predicted that any blurring of the distinction between priests and laity would compound the decline in priestly vocations thereby exacerbating the problem.
315 - Feb 2000 - Legionaries of Christ: new order for a new millennium, Peter Westmore
At a time when many dioceses in both the West and developing world are suffering from a lack of vocations to the priesthood the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ - formed less than 60 years ago - has grown to have over 400 priests and over 2000 seminarians and aspirants to the priesthood throughout the world.
316 - Sep 1999 - Reflection: A spirit of poverty and the level of vocations: how they connect, Fr Fabian Duggan OSB
What is the root cause of the disastrous collapse in vocations to the priesthood and religious life over the past twenty-five years or so in Australia?
317 - Aug 1999 - Archbishop Pell celebrates traditional Latin Mass in St Patrick's Cathedral, Gerard McManus
Vocations Increasingly however Latin Mass communities are seeing an influx of young people in their 20s and 30s who come to the traditional Mass out of curiosity and then fall in love with it.
318 - Aug 1999 - Catalyst for Renewal: or is it a catalyst for extinction?, Edward Thornton
But one may well ask who are the real conservatives: those who adhere to the entire deposit of faith as proposed by the magisterium - which demonstrably increases the practice of the faith and the numbers of priestly and religious vocations - or those caught in a 60s time-warp peddling a tired Spirit of Vatican II vision of Church that has failed to produce fruit of any substance over the past 30 years and which now best belongs in a museum for retro items.
319 - Jul 1999 - A successful French seminary that follows the Curé of Ars tradition, Francis Davidson
One seminarian summed it up as follows: The crisis in so many seminaries today is due to the lack of proper teaching and formation rather than to the lack of vocations.
320 - Jul 1999 - Religious education reform in the Melbourne Archdiocese under attack, John S. Webster
Ironically during these dark ages the Catholic Church was on a high in terms of the knowledge understanding and practice of the faith and vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
321 - Jul 1999 - News: The Church Around the World
Seminarians increase worldwide Vatican Statistical Yearbook figures The latest edition of the Vaticans Statistical Yearbook (updated to 31 December 1997) reveals that vocations to the priesthood are increasing in Africa Asia Latin America and parts of Oceania.
322 - Jun 1999 - Bishops Conference resolves crisis over 'Statement of Conclusions', Michael Gilchrist
The Letter expressed what was the crux of the matter in paragraph 9: By most measurable criteria such as religious affiliation church attendance vocations marriage in church etc secularisation is making great inroads in Australia.
323 - May 1999 - News: The Church Around the World
No 1999 priestly vocations for Adelaide Clerical celibacy questioned in Adelaide According to a report in The Advertiser (Adelaide) not one entrant for the diocesan priesthood has come forward in 1999 to study at the Adelaide College of Divinity.
324 - May 1999 - Vocations: Confronting today's vocations crisis, Fr Paul Stuart
Father Paul Stuart is the new Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
325 - May 1999 - Editorial: Ensuring the future of the priesthood, Michael Gilchrist
The document refers to a special concern bishops should have for promoting vocations to the priesthood while clarifying and affirming an authentic view of priestly identity.
326 - Apr 1999 - What the census statistics on religious affiliations reveal, Michael Gilchrist
In essence the document was a wake-up call for the Church in the face of continuing declines in belief and practice and in the number of priestly and religious vocations.
327 - Apr 1999 - News: The Church Around the World
Nevertheless vocations continued to flourish in Vietnam.
328 - Apr 1999 - Editorial: Many matters in need of attention, Peter Westmore
Among other things it highlighted the important role of bishops in upholding orthodoxy; called for continuing formation of priests to develop their spiritual life; strongly encouraged the active promotion of vocations to the priesthood and religious life; demanded that associations of priests and religious superiors accept the Churchs magisterium; called for an end to abuses especially at Mass and in the Sacrament of Penance; and called for the strengthening of the Catholic content of Catholic education.
329 - Mar 1999 - Vocations: The Brothers of St Francis: a sign of renewal in religious life, Fr Christopher Sharah FSF
We are open to priestly or brotherly vocations.
330 - Mar 1999 - Charles Chaput: a remarkable American Archbishop, Louis Power
He also put in place strong vocations and lay ministry formation programs as well as a complete diocesan system of Catholic education for the Rapid City diocese.
331 - Feb 1999 - Liturgy: Cardinal Ratzinger on the old and the new Mass, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
The divers communities that were born thanks to this pontifical text have given the Church a great number of priestly and religious vocations who zealously joyfully and deeply united with the Pope have given their service to the Gospel in our present era of history.
332 - Feb 1999 - John Paul II throws down the gauntlet to Australia's bishops, AD2000 Report
With weekly Mass attendances down from over 50 percent in the 1960s to less then 10 percent in places and vocations to the priesthood almost non-existent in some dioceses that was putting it generously.
333 - Feb 1999 - Editorial: Tackling the Church's problem areas, Michael Gilchrist
There has been no lack of Vatican documents and episcopal statements expressing concerns about different problem areas in the Catholic Church in Australia: declining priestly and religious vocations liturgical abuses low Mass attendances empty confessionals poor catechetics and so on.
334 - Dec 1998 - Pope John Paul II calls for more 'balance' in the reformed liturgy, AD2000 Report
They would respond if they experienced the liturgy as capable of leading them to a deep personal relationship with God and this in turn would contribute to priestly and religious vocations marked by true evangelical and missionary energy.
335 - Dec 1998 - News: The Church Around the World
Archbishop Curtiss of Omaha (USA) in Australia Addresses convention on how to increase priestly and religious vocations The Archdiocese of Canberra/ Goulburn monthly Catholic Voice reported in its November issue on an address by Archbishop Elden Curtiss of Omaha Nebraska to the second biennial convention of the Serra Council of Australia New Zealand and the South Pacific held in Canberra.
336 - Oct 1998 - Perth Archdiocese vocations: an 'optimistic picture', Archbishop Barry J. Hickey
We are going through difficult times but I do not accept that we are in a state of crisis regarding vocations to the diocesan priesthood.
337 - Sep 1998 - Pope John Paul II's new Apostolic Letter on Bishops' Conferences, Apostolos Suos, Michael Gilchrist
Issues which should concern them include the promotion and safeguarding of the faith and morals the translation of liturgical books the promotion and formation of priestly vocations the preparation of catechetical aids the promotion and safeguarding of Catholic universities and other educational centres the ecumenical task relations with civil authorities the defence of protection in civil legislation the promotion of social justice the use of the means of social communication etc.
338 - Aug 1998 - Education: Catholic schools: Do they make enough difference?, Br John Moylan CFC
Is the school day punctuated with prayers as a matter of urgency for sinners missioners vocations our spiritual leaders Christian unity conversions to the Catholic Church the dead etc or are prayers if said in more than a perfunctory way daily concentrated on justice in the world and the relief of poverty or physical pain - as important as these prayers are?
339 - Dec 1997 - Cardinal O'Connor of New York in Australia as the Pope's representative, Michael Gilchrist
Vocations He expressed confidence about vocations to the priesthood having run Evenings with the Cardinal where he encourages young men to come and talk and listen about the priesthood.
340 - Jul 1997 - Which Catholic women will the Australian bishops listen to?, Michael Gilchrist
Many of these presentations noted that Catholic women already played a major role in the life of the Church and expressed strong support for existing Church teachings while calling for a stronger focus on improved religious education in Catholic schools and more vocations to the priesthood.
341 - May 1997 - Brisbane pastoral ministers guidelines: 'Zooming along' to priestless parishes?, Michael Gilchrist
Not that disincentives to priestly vocations are in short supply these days.
342 - Mar 1997 - Local opposition to Corpus Christi seminary reforms
This state of affairs was underlined by an earlier report in the minutes from the Vocations Committee which stated that the Day of Discovery scheduled for several regional centres had been cancelled due to the very small interest shown.
343 - Mar 1997 - Brisbane's Banyo seminary: zero recruits is 'not a cause for alarm', Michael Gilchrist
There is no hint of any serious re-thinking about approaches to vocations promotion improved education on the meaning of the priesthood in Catholic schools or a review of seminary training.
344 - Feb 1997 - The Catholic Church in Adelaide: Road to renewal? Or decline?, Michael Gilchrist
Conversely if Mass attendances priestly vocations and knowledge and/or practice of Church teachings are any spiritual yardstick the statistical decline at the grass roots continues.
345 - Aug 1996 - How to overcome the shortage of priests, Fr Kevin Dillon PP
US dioceses with plentiful priestly vocations THIS JOURNAL has reported from time to time on a number of US dioceses where priestly ordinations are plentiful despite an opposite nationwide trend.
346 - May 1996 - Reflection: Holy Communion and the Real Presence: whatever happened to reverence?, Christine McCarthy
We can spend regular time in prayer in the presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament praying for our priests our parish our own family the Holy Father and his intentions the Church and vocations and we can make reparation for the many offences offered to Our Lord in His sacramental presence.
347 - May 1996 - Archbishop Little warns priests on flawed 'priestless liturgies' document
A blurring of the need for priests and therefore a blurring of the continual need for vocations.
348 - May 1995 - Lincoln, Nebraska: how a Catholic diocese was built
Priestly vocations Even more impressive is the level of priestly vocations in Lincoln thanks to Bishop Flavins capable leadership - so much so that a new seminary for the diocese is now under consideration.
349 - Apr 1995 - Why Virginia's Arlington Diocese has no priest shortage, Michael Gilchrist
The memorandum explained: One of the top priorities of the Diocese of Arlington is to identify and nurture potential vocations to the priesthood and it is a special gift of God that our corps of diocesan priests has grown over 50% in the past decade.
350 - Dec 1994 - Many vocations: empty seminaries, Fr Timothy E. Deeter
As Fr Deeter points out there is no lack of vocations but many potential recruits are deterred by their knowledge of what is occurring inside the seminaries.
351 - Sep 1994 - Gregorian Chant makes a comeback, Simon Matthews
The monastic life is conducted strictly vocations are plentiful guests leave the monastery uplifted by its spiritual and liturgical atmosphere.
352 - Nov 1993 - Brompton Oratory, London: Keeping Catholic tradition alive, Simon Matthews
Many houses find that their traditional priestly life and ministry attracts sufficient vocations to ensure their viability.
353 - Oct 1993 - Eucharistic adoration - are we keeping up with the rest of the world?, Christine McCarthy
At Warwick in Queensland perpetual adoration continued for thirty years and one of the most inspiring offshoots of this healthy Eucharistic life was the large number of priestly vocations.
354 - Sep 1993 - Lincoln, Nebraska - how to fill seminaries with vocations, Fr T.I. Thorburn
For example in the area of religious vocations in the last five years 19 young men were ordained priests and currently 46 young men are in seminary studies for the Diocese of Lincoln.
355 - Jul 1993 - U.S. Bishop solves vocations crisis, Michael Gilchrist
He has gone out and got vocations: by means of prayer stating orthodox teaching and ensuring sound seminary training.
356 - Feb 1993 - The dimming of the 'vision splendid': religious life in distress, Sr Mary Augustine Lane OP
The Church has been consistent in its understanding of the relative values of the religious and secular vocations asserting strongly that it is always the age of both.
357 - Nov 1992 - Editorial: Turning the Faith inside out, B.A. Santamaria
The fact is that religious orders and associations which have been faithful to the Church to Catholic doctrine and discipline - for example Opus Dei and the Legionaries of Christ - have been able to maintain a very high level of vocations and of ordinations.
358 - Feb 1992 - The Pope's agenda - overcoming the obstacles, Michael Gilchrist
He stressed the importance of priestly vocations: I repeat the appeal I made to the whole Church earlier this year in my message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations: The Church has an urgent need of priests.
359 - Oct 1991 - 'Faith of Our Fathers' - still valid for the 1990s, Bishop George Pell
Since then we have seen the departure of many priests and religious and a serious decline in vocations even to the diocesan clergy.
360 - Oct 1991 - The priesthood: one layman's view, B.A. Santamaria
If such a view was in fact expressed - and there is a good deal of collateral evidence that it is widely held especially by those influenced by Schillebeeckxs view of the priesthood - it is little wonder that serious problems have arisen in particular the visible demoralisation of large sections of the priesthood resulting from the loss of a clear sense of identity; and the drying up of vocations to an institution which does not clearly involve functions distinct from those which can be performed by the laity.
361 - Aug 1991 - New Zealand Catholicism to put on Maori clothing?, John Kennedy OBE
The questions surrounding ministry will be addressed including lay ministry deacons priesthood celibacy vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
362 - Dec 1990 - Books: Australian bishops tell Catholic teachers what to teach, Msgr John P. Kelly
With this power they can fulfil the Mission they share as well as their individual vocations in human society.
363 - Nov 1990 - Can Australia's seminaries turn the tide?, Michael Gilchrist
Elsewhere however more traditionally run seminaries are often attracting numerous vocations.
364 - Jun 1990 - Being a Catholic in 1990: Rev James Murray interviews Bob Santamaria, James S. Murray
Despite the shortage of vocations to the Catholic priesthood today the danger is that by encouraging lay people to occupy the sanctuary we both weaken the identity of the priesthood and at the same time empty the secular community of the very people the secular community needs.
365 - Mar 1990 - Parish assemblies - pluralism or brainwashing?, Michael Gilchrist
The priorities would be clear and urgent: falling Mass attendances empty confessionals the rapid decline of priestly and religious vocations defective catechetics courses a breakdown in family life little understanding and/or observation of the Churchs moral teachings widespread liturgical abuses and much unorthodox content in seminary adult education and teachers college courses.
366 - Mar 1990 - New Zealand: tensions between Rome and the Bishops, John Kennedy OBE
Vocations were lost in the process.
367 - Feb 1990 - Thomas Aquinas College, California: a model of Catholic higher education, Michael Gilchrist
It is not surprising that priestly and religious vocations have flourished in such a spiritual environment.
368 - Jul 1989 - Editorial: No subscriptions under false pretences, B.A. Santamaria
For nearly 20 years little if any transmission of basic religious teaching has taken place in our secondary system from which our vocations to the priesthood and lay leadership used to come.
369 - Nov 1988 - The issues facing Australian Catholicism, Bishop George Pell
Morale is regularly good in Catholic parishes despite concern for our young people and for the decline in vocations because most of the reforms since Vatican II have widespread approval and the doubling of the absolute numbers of Catholics in the twenty years before 1970 have masked the percentage decline in practice.
370 - Jul 1988 - Growth of a 'new church': the Dutch experiment, Michael Gilchrist
Dutch religious orders in the absence of vocations grew wealthy from the sales of empty monasteries as their ageing memberships became eligible for generous government pensions.
371 - Apr 1988 - A kingdom divided in itself, B.A. Santamaria
The rapid weakening in the strength of Catholic Christianity in countries of Western culture is too clearly established - in terms of the decline in religious practice of the number of religious vocations of the practical extinction of many religious orders - to be denied.
372 - Feb 2011 - Vocations: Following in the footsteps of St Francis of Assisi, Kay Cozad
373 - Nov 2010 - Vocations: Priestly and religious vocations upsurge in the US, Tim Drake
374 - Sep 2010 - Vocations: The story of a grandmother and her love of the priesthood, Andrew Kania
375 - Aug 2010 - Vocations: Mother Dolores Hart OSB: from Hollywood to convent, Michael Gilchrist
376 - May 2007 - Vocations: New religious communities flourishing in the United States, Fr James Lloyd
377 - Aug 1998 - U.S. Priests and seminarians survey: more vocations in orthodox dioceses, Human Life International