tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post633677540236892357..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: Why I Sometimes Think About Leaving Diocesan Priesthood and Becoming an Order Priest Even Though I Never WillFather John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-28110531707138511512014-10-08T00:31:16.143-04:002014-10-08T00:31:16.143-04:00There are some folks in your future parishes who w...There are some folks in your future parishes who will have been looking longingly at those videos from places St. John Cantius in Chicago, etc., and hoping against hope that one day they might be in a parish at least a little bit like that, but who also feel a certain obligation to stay where they are with the parish where they have ongoing relationships and work to make it better, and who will be so grateful when you get there that they won't know what to do with themselves. You don't know how much I'd like to be going to the parish across town where there is a priest much like you, but I have to stay where I am with my family who doesn't find those liturgical matters of much importance. But if that priest ever was assigned to my parish, I would be so, incredibly grateful. So might you be blessed with the consolation of knowing that you will be the answers to the prayers of many who thought their prayers would never be answered. Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-71635435929441437402014-09-30T16:25:52.908-04:002014-09-30T16:25:52.908-04:00Father thank you SO much for this post! It is a b...Father thank you SO much for this post! It is a breath of fresh air to say the least! I am from a diocese in Canada and I must say we experience the same issues here and it brings me so much hope to hear how committed you are to bringing people the basics of the Catholic faith! So many people have no idea why they go to Mass and so no wonder they don't go every week...we need more priests like you to explain the basics and catechize and teach their congregations why we believe what we believe and then challenge them to live out the Catholic faith. Thank you so much for what you do! You will be in my prayers, God Bless!Rlamberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563786870757711642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-57280617605275617782014-09-29T15:07:03.046-04:002014-09-29T15:07:03.046-04:00Beautifully said , Father! Thank you for your Pri...Beautifully said , Father! Thank you for your Priesthood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-91039399147508115832014-09-28T15:33:08.406-04:002014-09-28T15:33:08.406-04:00Father
Though you're not asking for sympathy, ...Father<br />Though you're not asking for sympathy, I'll offer some support and consolation, and even com-passion. Rest assured there are MANY of us out here who are frustrated by the same Church & Parish same problems you encounter, but are heartened by the fact that you are fighting the good fight and making great headway. We don't say it enough, but we REALLY APPRECIATE you. From what I've heard & read, you'd face some of the same struggles in Religious Order life.<br />Look around, if not you, who? if not here, where? if not now, when?<br />Stay the course, brick by brick..............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-67078016980553811482014-09-28T12:16:59.108-04:002014-09-28T12:16:59.108-04:00YOu have opened my eyes to see what I like as Good...YOu have opened my eyes to see what I like as Good but NOT good for me.......Great timing for me, Father.Eddie the Band Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10509686628859004205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-1998263907227011142014-09-27T23:11:44.699-04:002014-09-27T23:11:44.699-04:00is Sunday Morning Against Some Rule?is Sunday Morning Against Some Rule?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-15872172820988334152014-09-27T21:34:31.530-04:002014-09-27T21:34:31.530-04:00I'm not sure what I was expecting when I click...I'm not sure what I was expecting when I clicked your link, but this sure wasn't it. My heart is filled for you. I wanted to leave my husband about seven years into our marriage. I wish I could deny that, but I think all marriages go through rough times and we need to admit to them. I prayed about what was going on in my head and heart and found ways to fall back in love with my husband. It wasn't easy and it took a while, but it worked, and I spent the last several years of our lives together happily Loving him to the absolute best of my ability. <br /><br />Unfortunately, our marriage only lasted 14 years. He chose to leave suddenly while I was pregnant with our 5th (surprise!) little boy. It was a horrible time and I cannot put into words how devastating divorce is. Despite being left pregnant, a lack of child support, foreclosure, unemployment, everything, I am SO glad I stayed and fell back in Love with my husband even though he later chose to leave. <br /><br />I realized the power to Love comes from God, not from another person. I realized that the power to be Loved comes from God, not from another person. Because I stayed, not for the children but for God and my husband, no matter how my husband later tried to tell me I was unlovable, I didn't cave for long. I knew he couldn't take God's Love away from me. I wish more people knew and understood that. I wish more people knew that marriage was meant to be permanent and that when the vow is broken, the effects of divorce are what becomes permanent. God heals, but you never just get over it.<br /><br />I have often thought of our priests and sisters who must undergo similar questions and longings and think of leaving religious life. I understand you are not leaving your position and are making a beautiful point. I will pray for you tonight. I thank you for your integrity and sticking to your vows and for sharing your story. God Bless...Singlemomsmiling@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893702182416927932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-71791201932113680752014-09-27T11:57:37.383-04:002014-09-27T11:57:37.383-04:00Wow, that must be exhausting, but thank you for ac...Wow, that must be exhausting, but thank you for actually teaching the faithful. If every priest and bishop taught like you do, the catechetical crisis could be over in a few years. <br /><br />You are doing good work; keep it up. You're in our daily prayers.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-46223110024519339632014-09-26T21:04:33.229-04:002014-09-26T21:04:33.229-04:00Excuse me Father but it seems you don 't reali...Excuse me Father but it seems you don 't realize you already do have a "parish" that GETS IT in those who follow you on Twitter & your blog! Thank you for your teaching and encouragement to your online "parish" which reaches far beyond Indiana! We take the message out into our little world, thus evangelizing farther than door to door. God bless you in your vocation!Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-35557285997511438762014-09-26T17:19:34.138-04:002014-09-26T17:19:34.138-04:00Yep...we have it every Tuesday night at one of my ...Yep...we have it every Tuesday night at one of my parishesFather John Hollowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-85508968186186616352014-09-26T16:59:50.151-04:002014-09-26T16:59:50.151-04:00Is there any way you can implement the Latin Mass ...Is there any way you can implement the Latin Mass in your diocese? Or at least a more traditional version of the Ordinary Form? You are 100% right, this kind of worship is highly evangelistic and will draw people into the Church. It will also foster more priestly vocations. The Church's hierarchy made a huge mistake by getting rid of this. I'm so sorry you, and many other good priests, must suffer because of their sins. You'll be in my prayers as I certainly know the pain of having to re-catechize my fellow Catholics.,Rachel M. Gohlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972993153075842439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-49446783681868512762014-09-26T16:53:49.513-04:002014-09-26T16:53:49.513-04:00Ha, sounds like you've become a parent. Being...Ha, sounds like you've become a parent. Being the parent of several children, I know I day dream about what I could accomplish if I didn't need to spend all of my energy teaching/guiding/battling/cleaning/feeding children. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-77411103480878291242014-09-26T16:02:44.450-04:002014-09-26T16:02:44.450-04:00beautiful, father.beautiful, father.abassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369786835640038noreply@blogger.com