
Listen to the Saints: The Dignity of the Priesthood Destroys the Idol of ‘Equality’
‘Jesus died,’ says St. Alphonsus Liguori, ‘to institute the priesthood.’
‘Jesus died,’ says St. Alphonsus Liguori, ‘to institute the priesthood.’
‘I will take up the chalice of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord!’ (Psalm 116)
There is no human explanation to account for the institution of the Catholic priesthood.
Pope Francis underlined that each man brings with him a unique family, personal, and spiritual history to the seminary.
Clergymen’s calls differ, but they hold in common a desire to share the Gospel.
Among the priests ordained this year in the U.S., 22% are Latinos, though the figure is still considerably lower than the overall proportion of U.S. Catholics who are Latino.
‘Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.’
BOOK PICK: ‘Priests in Love With God and Eager to Witness to the Gospel’
Within a year, four Church of England bishops became Catholic — a decision rooted both in discipleship of Jesus Christ and a realization that corporate unity between Catholicism and Anglicanism was becoming impossible.
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