New Study Evaluates How Church Assesses ‘Suitability’ of Candidates for Priesthood

New study evaluates how church assesses ‘suitability’ of candidates for priesthood

(OSV News) — Diocesan bishops and vocations directors are largely satisfied with their seminaries’ formation programs — but some gaps remain between clergy and mental health professionals as to the role of ongoing psychological services in assessing candidates’ readiness for ordination, according to a new report. On Sept. 24, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University and the McGrath Institute for Church Life at t…

New study evaluates how church assesses 'suitability' of candidates for priesthood - The Record Newspaper

Ordination to the priesthood is pictured May 25, 2024, at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn. (OSV News file photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit) By Gina Christian, OSV News Diocesan bishops and vocations directors are largely satisfied with their seminaries’ formation programs — but some gaps remain between clergy and mental health professionals as to the role of ongoing psychological services in assessing candidates’ readiness for…

New study evaluates how church assesses 'suitability' of candidates for priesthood - Catholic Review

Diocesan bishops and vocations directors are largely satisfied with their seminaries’ formation programs — but some gaps remain between clergy and mental health professionals as to the role of ongoing psychological services in assessing candidates’ readiness for ordination, according to a new report. On Sept. 24, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University and the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University…

Study on suitability of candidates for the priesthood

Alvaro Morales, a Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. seminarian, smiles as he receives a dalmatic during his ordination to the transitional diaconate at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2024. Eight seminarians completing their preparation for the priesthood were ordained at the Mass: five for the Diocese of Brooklyn and three for Archdiocese of New York. The liturgy was celebrated on the final day of National Vocations Awareness Week. (OSV…