Year of the Priest
‘Year of the Priest’ ends with celebration
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer and Catholic News Service The universal Church’s celebration of the Year of the Priest closed Friday, June 11, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The day before, Msgr. William J. Lynn, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Downingtown, Chester County, and Father Brian M. Kean, a […]
Representing the Church on secular campuses
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Father Edward A. Windhaus, 65, has served as the Newman chaplain of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges on the Main Line since 2005. Ordained a priest for the Philadelphia Archdiocese in 1972, he holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master of spaninity degree from St. Charles […]
The role of the faithful in vocations
Catechetical SeriesPart 8By Msgr. Michael K. Magee Last in a series explaining the priesthood in the Church’s Year of the Priest. Read the entire series and more resources on the priesthood at our web site, cst-phl.com. “No one takes this honor [of the Priesthood] on himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron […]
Year of the Priest
Schedule of events, prayers, resources and more on the Year of the Priest.
On priesthood, secular and consecrated
Catechetical SeriesPart 7By Father James W. Mayer, O.de M. Seventh in a series explaining the priesthood in the Church’s Year of the Priest. The Catholic priesthood, ever ancient and ever new – to borrow a phrase from St. Augustine – has seen its share of misunderstandings in both its lofty peaks and abysmal valleys. In […]
A day in the life of the parochial vicar
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Father John R. DiOrio, 50, has served as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Secane, Delaware County, since 2007. The fourth of five children of Theresa and the late Thomas DiOrio was raised in St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Parish in South Philadelphia. He was […]
Priest as healer and consoler
Catechetical Series Part 6By Father Anthony J. CostaSixth in a series that explains the priesthood during the Church’s Year of the Priest. “The Lord Jesus Christ … has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit his work of healing and salvation, even among her own members. This is the purpose […]
The homily and the priesthood
Catechetical Series Part 5By Father Patrick J. Brady Fifth in a series that explains the priesthood during the Church’s Year of the Priest. “Go make disciples from all nations” (Matt. 28:19). The final command of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel commissions the Church to proclaim His words to the world. Bishops, as shepherds of the flock, […]
The spiritual fatherhood of the priest
Catechetical Series Part 4 By Father Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R. Fourth in a series that explains the priesthood during the Church’s Year of the Priest. Since Jesus told His disciples not to call anyone on earth their father (Mt. 23:9), some of us may be wondering why we give our priests this title. The answer […]
Celibacy: Following Christ’s model for priesthood
Catechetical SeriesPart 3 By Father Patrick J. Brady Third in a series that explains the priesthood during the Church’s Year of the Priest. Mention priestly celibacy and you can quickly find yourself involved in a passionate debate – a debate often surrounded by a lot of misinformation. Today, celibacy is generally understood as a prohibition […]