Most popular questions

• 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 see on vocations websites that I should contact their vocations director. What is a vocations director?
• Why do we have priests? Can’t lay people do the work of priests?
• What if as a priest I need to take time out to care for a relative or family member?
• 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?
• If I request information about joining a religious organisation, will I be pressured into joining?
• If I become a priest, will I be living with mostly elderly men?
• What does discernment mean when we’re talking about vocation?