Most popular questions

• 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?
• Why are there so many different religious organisations?
• What can I do as a priest that I cannot do as a layperson working for a charity or NGO?
• What is a deacon and how is it different than a priest?
• Are religious orders different from one another? If so, how are they different?
• If I become a priest, will I be living with mostly elderly men?
• The idea of public speaking is very challenging to me and I avoid it if possible. How can I be a priest when I hate public speaking?
• Is a brother the same as a priest?
• I read stories of religious communities merging or closing down. Are religious organisations dying out?
• What does discernment mean when we’re talking about vocation?