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Category Archives: Priests and Priesthood
GUEST POST: “Father Bob’s First Day on the Job”
A priest who has a site called The Roman Caller sent a short story about when married permanent deacons are at last ordained priests. Here is at least the beginning of the short story. A hapless, nearly completely uninformed married … Read More
Recent report of the “gift of tears” during Mass that was being live streamed
UPDATE: The priest in question issued (unnecessarily IMO) a statement that is now (unnecessarily IMO) on the archdiocesan website. HERE So much fuss about this could have been avoided if Mass were ad orientem and if more priests (and therefore … Read More
ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?
From a reader (as Substack under my post about Thomas Reese’s latest stupid thing)… QUAERITUR: Is the priesthood dominated by men who would have been varsity-level players in almost any field? Or, because the varsity players left or never entered, … Read More
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“These, Reverend Father, are no mere words, nor lifeless thoughts, but they are arrows shot from the strong bow of God Himself…”.
From a letter of St. John of Avila to a priest about due preparation for saying Mass: For this purpose, I know of nothing better than to meditate on the fact that our Lord, with Whom we are to treat, … Read More
A priest’s prayers for before and after hearing confessions
Some time ago I posted these but they are worth bringing out again into the light. In old prayer books intended for the use of priests there are glorious little gems. Here are two prayers in Latin for priests to … Read More
Day 3 & 4 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
The conference has been great. It is so pleasant to meet up with friends and also to meet young and older priests who have bene reading this blog, some for a very long time. Mike Aquilina has written some 70 … Read More
FOR PRIESTS: Wherein, prompted by this conference, Fr. Z posts something for CONFESSION
I’m at the annual conference for priests held by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. They have these three times a year. I’ve been going for year and wouldn’t miss it. There is great fraternity and the presentations, on … Read More
Day 1 & 2 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
215 priests from 85 dioceses and 4 countries. Pretty good turn out. Lots of familiar faces and old acquaintences. It’s great to be here an catch up. John Bergsma is giving us the structure of the Book of Psalms … Read More
ASK FATHER: Why did dioceses stop using the word, “the” before words like “priesthood”, “Eucharist, or “Church?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Do you have any insight into why Dioceses stopped using the word, “the” before words such as “priesthood”, “Eucharist, or “Church”, etc? It irritates me, as well as makes me cringe when I read phrases such … Read More
“The law speaks of brotherhood and fatherhood. Many priests experience managerialism and abandonment.”
There is an important post at Rorate today. I’ve written on this topic also, but not for a while. It is critical that as many people review this and, if possible, get it in front of the eyes of bishops. … Read More
Venerator Sti Lot on Wednesday of the Fast of the Seventh Month: “Thank you very much for this, and especially its illumination of the place of that (at first impression) astonishing Lesson…”
