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World War II

World War II and Post-War Years

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The name change from The Acolyte to The Priest magazine was announced in December 1944, during the height of World War II. The U.S. involvement in the war started with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. I learned of this attack when our family was at the Famous Glass Barn in Cincinnati. Read More
Priest anniversary

Anniversary Celebration

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One of the most humbling expressions of our priesthood occurs every time we receive a new appointment from our bishop or religious superior. In a matter of weeks, we pack up our belongings and leave a familiar setting that, usually, has become home and transition to a whole new community that initially may seem foreign Read More
Jubilees

Celebrating Jubilees

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While celebrating a priest’s golden anniversary of ordination one time, I was asked to say a few words of congratulations, something I was eager to do. I knew the priest well and had seen how effective his priestly ministry had been for many years. Dutifully, I went to the microphone and offered my words of Read More