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...