Priesthood

The requirement that most priests in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church be celibate has theological and spiritual foundations and not only practical motivations.

Promoting better collaboration between women and men in the Catholic Church is not primarily about equality but about allowing the church to fulfill the mission given to it by God, said women speakers at a Vatican conference on priesthood.

Pope Francis focused on what he said he has learned in more than 50 years of priesthood and from listening to and assisting priests as a Jesuit provincial, archbishop and pope.

Father Cozzens’ book, “The Changing Face of the Priesthood,” published in 2000, set the course for much of his life after he stepped down as president-rector of St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in the Diocese of Cleveland a year later to focus on teaching and writing.

Cardinal Ouellet announced plans for a major international conference at the Vatican in 2022 on the theology of the priesthood.

Father Bonnot thought through and wrote this book as a meditation upon the meaning of his 50 years as a Catholic parish priest.

“I’m now in my third year of seminary, and I’ve received many more graces along the way. It hasn’t been without its challenges, but what once seemed crazy to me looks increasingly like the adventure God intended from the start.”

Young priest, sacramentally, is a whole new person and he’ll carry the story for the rest of his brand-new — priesthood.