Most popular questions

• Do religious communities offer a trial period?
• Why are there so many different religious organisations?
• I’d like to join a religious community but I like living in Ireland. Can I be sent anywhere or do I have a say in the matter?
• At times, I find it very hard to pray. Is prayer easier when you become a priest?
• 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?
• Is there a vocations test I can take to see if I have a vocation to the priesthood?
• Is it a lonely life being a priest?
• Why can’t women become priests?
• I do not consider myself to be exceptionally holy, I try to pray every day and follow the commandments. I have always been very interested in the priesthood but I have never felt a burning passion for it. Could I still be called to the priesthood?
• I feel I have a specific charism to youth outreach. Can I live this charism out as a priest, or must I follow the charism of the order I join?