I was truly saddened by John Healey's post (no 4) above. It appears to me that John was throwing cold water on Fr Peters work. I do not know Fr Peter personally, but I was present when he gave his add
Brothers, thank you for your candid revelations and commentary on your present experience of the stress and struggle in the priesthood. As others have said, the US is not Ireland, but we find most of
What Father Gerry wrote about Ireland could apply with very little modification to Australia, where I live.
This should not be surprising since the Catholic Church in Australia tended to be more Irish
I was not able to attend the meeting on the 10th in Dublin but a family member showed me the draft statement of objectives that were endorsed by the gathering. Is it possible to post a copy of the sta
Thanks Gerry. Your article, was heartfelt. It resonates with the experience of many. Joanna Merry's article in the current issue of the Furrow tells a similar story. I have said often during the yea
Good article, covered most of the things affecting priests today. One problem that I also see is that when priests come together we are rarely able to talk about our problems or stresses or even what
Thank you, Sean [#4] and others for finally having the courage to say out loud what everyone is whispering about: “the inherent non-viability of the present church model”. How many more priests m
Thank you Gerry for this honest, personal sharing.
I keep my brothers in the priesthood in prayer.
Just one comment:
"4. Life of prayer:
I think it is also true that on-going spiritual direction,in ma
Sean at (4) and Paddy at (6) above, are correct. That said, Fr Gerry covers a multitude of issues in his contribution. We laity can at least show that our door is always open to those priests we know,
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November 16 2012Good article, covered most of the things affecting priests today. One problem that I also see is that when priests come together we are rarely able to talk about our problems or stresses or even what
Priests are under unique and damaging pressures today
November 16 2012Thank you, Sean [#4] and others for finally having the courage to say out loud what everyone is whispering about: “the inherent non-viability of the present church model”. How many more priests m
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November 16 2012Thank you Gerry for this honest, personal sharing. I keep my brothers in the priesthood in prayer. Just one comment: "4. Life of prayer: I think it is also true that on-going spiritual direction,in ma
Priests are under unique and damaging pressures today
November 16 2012Sean at (4) and Paddy at (6) above, are correct. That said, Fr Gerry covers a multitude of issues in his contribution. We laity can at least show that our door is always open to those priests we know,
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