Seven women priests ordained in NJ

Here's and excellent overview of the recent RCWP ordinations in New Jersey.  Included are 34 photos and a great video.  Catholic women priests fight for inclusion -- for all by Mark Di Ionno.

The call to religious vocation came at different times in different ways. For some, it was a thunderclap, a great moment of clarity. For others, it was a building crescendo after a lifetime of being in harmony with their faith.

But the seven women ordained as Catholic priests last weekend in Morristown all agree on this: Their call to a religious pastoral life was genuinely sent by God and is as pure as any man's.  continue reading