Father Robert J. Hater
Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord
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Jesus said, “You too go into my vineyard” (Mk 20:4). When I was a boy, the pastor of St. William’s Church, assistant priests and religious women performed most of the parish’s work. In addition, it had a lay organist, boy servers, a choir, a married man to count the collection and a single woman teaching Read More
A Pastor’s Collaboration
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On Memorial Day weekend, my sister and I planned to attend a festival in Indiana. Upon our arrival, we parked our car, ate a picnic lunch and walked to the festival. As we crossed the street using the crosswalk, I suddenly was lifted, carried along and dumped on the street. A car had hit me. Read More
The Pastoral Opportunities of First Communion
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The gray, slick cover of this small book brings back memories of an event that radically changed me. A golden crucifix, embedded inside the cover, indicates that it is my first Communion book, given by my grandmother. This icon of the past has special meaning, for this same first Communion class recently celebrated our 70th Read More
Living with Joy in the Face of the Abuse Crisis
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After writing in a recent issue of The Priest magazine about how living a life of joy and hope can help priests face obstacles in their lives, a great challenge has arisen — again — in the life of the Church. In light of the Pennsylvania grand jury report and the questions swirling around Archbishop Read More