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Kevin Vost

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Three Simple Ways Priests Can Glorify God through Their Bodies

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When the priest speaks in persona Christi the words of consecration, “This is my Body,” it is not only Christ who is speaking but the priest also. At every Mass, I am reminded that I am called to offer my own body as an offering to God. It is only right and just that I Read More
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Humility in the Life of the Priest

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The benefits of humility are becoming increasingly recognized even in the secular world. Distinguished psychologists Christopher Peterson, Ph.D., and Martin Seligman, Ph.D., include a chapter on humility in their well-received psychological handbook from 2004, “Character Strengths and Virtues” (American Psychological Association, $79.50). They begin by describing common misconceptions of humility in our modern secular world. Read More
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The Catholic Priest’s Guide to Loneliness

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When asked to write a Catholic book on loneliness in 2016, I found that social scientists were predicting a worldwide “epidemic of loneliness” — years before anyone ever heard of COVID-19 and the masking, social distancing and isolation that would follow in its wake. A host of studies from various universities to the American Association Read More