Most popular questions

• Do religious communities offer a trial period?
• At times, I find it very hard to pray. Is prayer easier when you become a priest?
• Why are there so many different religious organisations?
• If I request information about joining a religious organisation, will I be pressured into joining?
• School was never something I really liked. Is the study part of formation very hard?
• As a priest if I decide that I no longer want to do something, such as work in a specific parish, do I have any say or is it all out of my hands?
• I’m not a native of Ireland, can I still join the priesthood in Ireland?
• I hear my local priest say in his homily that there’s a shortage of priests in Ireland, is there really a shortage of priests?
• If I take a vow of celibacy, will I get very lonely?
• If I become a priest, will I be living with mostly elderly men?