Shaun Davison, who trained as a Marist priest at St Mary’s in Hawkes Bay in the mid-1970s has written a book about his time there, with interviews with 21 other men who went through the seminary. The book has resulted in a degree of interest from the general public and has been interviewed twice on Radio Read more
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“On a Mission” author,Shaun Davison interviewed twice on National Radio
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013100 year old nun, still fighting for women priests
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013Today is Sister Vivian Ivantic’s 100th birthday. She’s spent 90 of those years hoping to one day become a priest, and she still holds firm to that conviction. “I think the American church is outstanding,” she told The Chicago Tribune. “But I’m waiting for women’ ordination. We have been deprived of the celebration of the Read more
Suva – Pacific Regional Seminary to celebrate 40 years
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
On the weekend of the 23rd to 25th August 2013, Pacific Regional Seminary of St. Peter Chanel in Suva Fiji will celebrate 40 years of its existence. A good representation from the various dioceses and congregations is expected to attend. These include diocesan priests from Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia and Kiribati as well religious Read more
Priestly ordination in Guam
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013
Deacon Richard Meno Kidd of the Archdiocese of Agana, Guam, will be ordained to the priesthood Saturday, July 6. Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron will celebrate the ordination at the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica in Hagatna. Kidd studied at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California. Growing up in Barrigada and Merizo, he entered the Read more
Oceania seminary rectors’ meeting in Guam
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Representatives from sixteen seminaries in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, and Guam have been meeting at The Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary of Guam for their annual Oceania Seminary Rectors’ Meeting. “What we have in common is the Pacific, the ocean. I think it is great that we can share a Read more
Priest conceived in rape recounts journey to forgive father
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
A priest who was conceived in rape when his mother was only 13 years old is sharing the story of how he met, forgave and heard the confession of his father, who is now living a life of faith. “I could have ended up in a trash can, but I was allowed to live,” said Read more
Irish Redemptorist breaks silence over row with Vatican
Friday, February 8th, 2013
An Irish Redemptorist priest at odds with the Vatican over his views on the nature of the priesthood has broken a period of silence imposed a year ago to claim he has been threatened with excommunication. At a press conference in Dublin, Fr Tony Flannery, 66, said he was “threatened with excommunication from the Catholic Read more
Pope: God still calls people to be priests and religious
Friday, December 21st, 2012God still calls people to a life of complete dedication in the priesthood and the consecrated life, Pope Benedict XVI writes in his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations on April 21, 2013. “Today too, Jesus continues to say, ‘Come, follow me’.” “The love of God sometimes follows paths one could never Read more
Becoming a priest at an unpopular time
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
When I first started reporting for my story “Resurrection,” I was hoping to understand what seemed like a straightforward question: Who wants to become a priest in 2012? After all, a man who decides to become a priest is choosing a profession at a time when its public reputation has never been lower. Fifty years Read more
Open letter to priests by young Catholics
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Dear Fathers, We are writing this letter to you today because we have some things we want to say to you. Some things are easier to say than others, but here you go. Before that, though, a HUGE thank you. Thank you for having the courage to say yes to your counter-cultural vocation. We are forever grateful Read more