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Parish Boards, Truncated Sample Bias, and Parish Reform

December 17, 2016 Filed under: 2 Comments

Studies in the self-help genre are notorious for their bad science (i.e. for their poorly constructed research designs) - even when they seem to rely on good data.  One of the most common traps is to rely on truncated or "survivor" samples. To see how easy it is to fall into that trap, let's do s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Leadership, Pastoral Tagged With: 40, 40 Days of Blogging, discernment

On the Priesthood, Book 4 – On the Danger of Unworthy Ordination (St. John Chrysostom)

February 14, 2014 Filed under: 4 Comments

Treatise on the Priesthood.Saint John Chrysostom(source: www.ccel.org/fathers) Book IV.  On the Dangers of Unworthy Ordination Basil heard this, and after a little pause thus replied: If you were ambitious of obtaining this office on your own, then your fear would have been reasonable; for in b … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, General, Preaching, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: Chrysostom, danger, discernment, on the priesthood, vocations

12 Reasons Why It Is Good To Be A Church Bully

January 29, 2014 Filed under: 3 Comments

Being a priest is a blessing, but it's not always easy.  Rev. Erik Parker addresses one of the challenges of ministry: dealing with people who assert their fallen wills in unhealthy ways.  I have no doubt there are such people in our parishes; the question is how to deal with it.  They cannot be al … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Leadership, Pastoral, Priest Tagged With: bullies, discernment, parish, pastor

Heeding the Call

July 18, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

How do I know when I am called? All the baptized are incorporated into the Church and so called to be holy.  The struggle is to determine which call is truly ours amid the many vocations God has for his people. One way to think more carefully about whether or not you are called to the priesthood is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Preparation, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: bishop, deacon, discernment, monk, priest, Priesthood, Vocation

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