This summer marks one year on from the UK General Election which brought the Labour government to power. The day of the result (5 July 2024) was, coincidentally, my last day at work in politics and public affairs, having worked for a decade in those areas. Like the country, I sensed it was time for a change. But my change was not to be found elsewhere in any area of secular life.
I can’t remember the first time I thought about priesthood as a possible vocation. University friends say I spoke about it during my student days. My mother remembers there being signs much earlier than that. What I do recall is having a strong sense that what you did with your life mattered and that it should ideally be of service to others.
