Are priests to be monks in monasteries, hermits on hills or shepherds of souls in search of lost sheep? Explore the key elements of effective priestly ministry and the basic strategies for being a successful shepherd.

Fr Peter Murphy is the parish priest of Holy Spirit Church, Lavington, Albury, NSW. His past positions include Vice Rector of the Diocesan Seminary of Wagga Wagga and Youth Chaplain of the Diocese. He completed a doctorate in Moral Theology in Rome whilst working for the Vatican in the Congregation for the Missions. He has been a lecturer in philosophy and moral theology at Vianney College for the last sixteen years and is a visiting lecturer for the John Paul II Institute on Marriage and the Family.