Present-day Testimonies of Catholic women who feel called to the priesthood

Read the following accounts to discover how the Holy Spirit is speaking to the hearts of Catholic women.
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Ludmila Javorová, citizen of the Czech Republic,ordained a Catholic priest by Bishop Felix Davidek in 1970. Czech Republic Claire Daurelle college chaplain and pastoral assistant in Lyons, France, from 1978 to 1998 France
  Iris Muller
MA Theology and research scholar at Münster University, Germany
Germany  Ivelisse Colón Nevárez OFS
Graphic artist, pastoral worker and Franciscan Tertiary
Hedvika Bukovska
Pastoral worker in an Eastern European Country
Africa
Hedvika



  Josefa Munch
MA Theology at Munich University, veteran campaigner for women’s ordination.
Germany 
Monique
French, missionary in Africa, in charge of isolated St. Andrew’s parish
Africa
Monique
Helen Blackburn
born in England, Campaigner for women's ordination
Scotland
Colette Joyce
English, pastoral minister in a Catholic parish in London, UK
England  Denise Donato
MA Theology, family minister in her own parish, USA
USA 
  Andrea Mayerhofer
pastoral minister in Maria Enzersdorf near Viennna in Austria
Austria  Olive Powell
PhD, prayer, manual work,theological study, poet, Manchester, UK
England
Renate Put
half Dutch half German, director of formation of the Lay Institute of St. Catherine, Basel, Switzerland
Switzerland  ALICE
qualified teacher and catechist, the education chair on her parish council, USA
Africa
Alice



  Margaret
Director of Religious Education in a parish
Africa
Margaret



  Sr. Michèle Jeunet
MA Theology, Paris, France
France
Maria
Pastoral worker, UK.
Africa
Maria



  Margaret Barry
mystic and poet
 
  Ida Raming
Doctor of theology, writer, Germany.
Germany  Anne Brown
Involved in the peace movement, ecumenism, Kendal, England.
England
Frances
MA. Director of Catchesis in USA. Theology student.

Africa
Frances
  Mary Frankland
M.A. in Theology
England 
  Magdala
Born of Irish parents, brought up in England, practicing Catholic, mature student of theology.
Africa
Magdala



  Jackie Hawkins
Studied theology at Heythrop, one time editor of The Way. A founder of New Wine, UKorganistion for women with a call to the priesthood.

See also:


Overview

Signs of a Vocation

A woman's journey

Steps to take

Answering critics

Writing your story

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