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GGWB Episode #13: Trust, Max Weber, and Dragon-Slaying Phone Apps

September 23, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Good Guys Wear Black (Ancient Faith Radio) 23 September 2016, Fr. Anthony Perkins In this episode, Fr. Anthony talks about the phone apps he uses to slay the morning dragon of the desert and redeem the time. After a brief advertisement for an exciting new (bogus) app, he uses Max Weber to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral, podcast, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: loyalty, podcast, trust, weber

The 2016 Old Testament Challenge

September 13, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

If you, like many who read this website, are discerning a vocation to the priesthood or the diaconate, I'd like to invite you to participate in the 2017 Preachers Institute Old Testament Challenge. It starts on Sept. 15th. There is still time to join up and get started! There are many good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deacon, General, Pastoral, Preparation, Priest Tagged With: 2016, Old Testament Challenge, preachers institute

GGWB Podcast Episode #9: On Funerals

July 30, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

I prepared and recorded this episode in the midst of end-of-life-care and funerals for three prominent parishioners (and committed Christians). May their memory be eternal!  There's a lot I would like to have added to it (and some things I probably should have said differently), but it's a start.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral, podcast Tagged With: funerals

Abbot Tryphon – graceful love (not therapy) is needed

June 11, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Self-Appointed Therapists: When correcting others becomes a form of abuse Abbot Tryphon in The Morning Offering (11 June 2016) When focusing on the sins of others, we set for ourselves the mission of correcting them. We see ourselves as called to help this poor, unfortunate one by pointing out th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Pastoral Tagged With: judgment, therapy, Tryphon

A Few Thoughts on Narcissism in the Priesthood

April 18, 2016 Filed under: 2 Comments

One of the most popular (and useful) GGWB articles of all time is "Signs in a Congregation That a Leader Has Covert Narcissistic Personality Disorder"  If you look at the comments to that article, you will see indicators of something that researchers have confirmed: 1) the proportion of pathological … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, Leadership, Pastoral Tagged With: Leadership, narcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic spiritual leadership, NDS, priest, Vocation

On Starting at a New Parish (AFR Podcast and Notes)

March 21, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

The Podcast is here. Review: Ten (Eleven!) Commandments for Pastors New to a Congregation In a previous post and podcast, I reviewed Rev. Lawrence W. Farris’ book Ten Commandments for Pastors Leaving a Congregation. It was full of good advice to help set your successor and the parish you a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Pastoral, Preaching, Preparation, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: assignment, moving, priest, Vocation

Search the Scriptures (AFR): On Corrupt Clergy

March 15, 2016 Filed under: 4 Comments

One of the podcasts I used to listen to religiously (pardon the pun) was Presvetera Dr. Jeannie Constantinou's "Search the Scriptures" on Ancient Faith Radio.  Presvetera Jeannie is an accomplished academic biblical scholar with a great love for God, the Church, Scriptures, and Patristic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Leadership, News, Pastoral, Priest Tagged With: AFR, clergy corruption, podcast

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