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Ten Principles of Priestly Life

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St. John Vianney (1786-1859) once said: “Were we to realize fully what a priest is on earth, we would die: not of fright, but of love. … Without the priest, the passion and death of Our Lord would be of no avail. … What use would be a house filled with gold, were there no Read More
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A Storehouse of Treasures

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Matthew’s Gospel quotes a saying of Jesus that might well describe a priest’s identity as minister of word and sacrament: “Every scribe trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings from his treasure both the new and the old” (cf. Mt 13:52, my translation). What treasures new and old do we Read More
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‘Isms’ That Poison the Heart

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When I was in high school, there was an advanced political science course called “Isms.” The class focused on various themes such as communism, Marxism, fascism and nationalism — just to name a few. Although I did not take the course, I came to appreciate, at least from a distance, these particular movements. Forty years Read More