The priest as sinner in the thought of St Augustine

The priest as sinner in the thought of St Augustine

If the Donatist Controversy is treated nowadays at all in seminaries and divinity schools, it is probably mentioned only briefly, perhaps in a survey course on Church History, perhaps in a course on sacramental theology. What most students take away from this...

Enjoying priesthood: an after dinner speech

Enjoying priesthood: an after dinner speech

Most Reverend Fathers, Very Reverend Fathers, Reverend Fathers and Deacons, Ladies and Gentlemen – and fellow bloggers. I mention bloggers last because, as my companions in the new media will know, in the eyes of many ecclesiastics, we priest bloggers are the lowest...

The priest as evangelical witness

The priest as evangelical witness

Living the mystery I have titled today’s talk, “The Priest as Evangelical Witness,” and in doing so am picking up on a point made the last time I addressed the ACCC (see, “Practice what you teach,” The Priest, November 2002 and “Believe what you read”, The Priest, May...

The Catholic priesthood

The Catholic priesthood

... I also repeat what the priest says just after receiving the Sacred Host at this Mass: “Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuit mihi? — What shall I render to the Lord for all the things that He hath rendered to me?” (Ps 115:12), I think also of what St...