THE AMAZING GIFT of the PRIESTHOOD

About the Book

During his lifetime on earth Jesus was not regarded as a priest. How then is he the pioneer and author of the Christian priesthood? What is the difference between the common priesthood and the ministerial priesthood? Why is the priesthood the highest vocation? Can the Church exist without the priesthood? Why is there scarcity of priestly vocations in some parts of the world today? Why do Catholic priests not marry?

These questions and many others are answered in The Amazing Gift of the Priesthood which grew out of the several retreats given by Rev. Kieran C. Okoro to various groups of priests, deacons, seminarians and lay Christians. Very inspirational, The Amazing Gift of the

Priesthood is a spiritual classic for the clergy, religious and lay Christians, which keeps the reader engaged throughout.

About the Author

The author, Rev. Fr. Kieran C. Okoro, is a priest of the archdiocese of Owerri, Nigeria. He received his doctorate degree in systematic theology from Fordham University, New York City. A former lecturer at St. Augustine’s Catechetical College Owerri and a one-time director of catechesis in the archdiocese, he intermittently also does pastoral work in the United States. Several other books, including Catechesis in the Catechumenate and Other Periods of the RCIA as well as Jesus and Non-Christian Religions have him also as their author.