What is your priest like?

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I didn’t vote because there wasn’t a choice that fit exactly. For the most part our pastor is solid and faithful, occasionally will give a homily that mentions sin and the need for repentance. But he isn’t 100% faithful to the GIRM. For a while he was using a pottery chalice and paten that a nun made for him. He also leaves the sanctuary for the homily. Other than that, he’s a treasure. Esp. compared to one of our former priests who I think did everything in direct opposition to the GIRM. I’m very grateful for this priest. He’s really trying to bring our parish into the 21st century, not an easy task for a parish where many of the people are/were very resistant to any kind of change.

Peace,
Linda
 
We have 1 priest and 2 vicars.

Our Pastor is your typical middle aged not real orthodox priest. I think he has a gift for administration, but I’ve only heard one hard-hitting sermon from him. The others seem to be a bit too PC. I don’t know him very well.

We have 1 unofficial priest, just love him. Not sure where he fits in because he’s not named as assigned to the parish. But he’s full of answers to questions, always smiling, friendly and does his best, from what I’ve seen to be as involved with the parish as he can be.

Our newest priest is fresh out of the sem and gave me some great advice the other day when I went to him with a moral dilemma. He is solid, orthodox, friendly, and has a gift for remembering names. 🙂 I love him. His sermons are phenominal and he comes across as very sincere and holy.

Our other priest…also wonderful for giving information and advice, very friendly and involved with the parish. I think he’s a bit too much like a prof, though. I’ve sometimes asked him questions and got advanced theology instead of an understandable answer.
 
Lisa N:
It’s great to hear about all of the good priests out there. All you read in the paper would lead you to believe otherwise.
Lisa N
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I attend a cathedral. Sometimes the Cardinal is there. Otherwise the Monsignor, a group of regular priests, visiting priests, and deacons.

Our Cardinal has a very matter of fact manner. He is extremely strict on things, sometimes a bit abrupt, perhaps coming across as insensitive. But I think he has a tough job and appreciate that he takes his job seriously and doesn’t flinch from giving us what’s hard to swallow along with what is sweetness and light. I actually think he feels things very deeply, but again he is manning the wall which protects us all. I wish he would wait outside the cathedral and shake our hands along with the priests.

Our Monsignor has a rollicking good sense of humour and is very frank and self-disclosing about things. He is both gentle and intelligent.

One of our regular priests is young, happy, gentle, and very well educated.

There is a new regular priest who is young and extremely sensitive to the needs of people; very egalitarian, very bold (in a quiet way) in ministering to the needs of those who may not be able to articulate their needs.

The priest whom I know best is a tremendous jokester. He is very educated but you wouldn’t pick up on this immediately because he is also very humble, down to earth, one of us. He is a careful thinker and loves his parishioners. He pushes himself and doesn’t let himself off the hook. He is always in the middle of something fun about the Church, like the first Feast we had for Padre Pio. That was a lot of fun.
 
So far very interesting. I suppose I could start a poll for priests asking what their laity are like. Hee hee…that would be fun.
 
i’m a convert from a baptist background.

as such, i have a difficult time understanding, and accepting, marian devotion. my ears have a hard time hearing phrases like ‘totus tuus’ without some trepidation. (please don’t misunderstand - i DO believe in it, and accept it. it’s just hard)

however, my local priest is such a wonderful, God loving, people loving man, so orthodox and holy and interesting and personable, that he helps me to understand MARIAN devotion, because i understand devotion to HIM. i look up to him, and would ask his prayers if i were in trouble. my devotion to our local priest allows me to see what devotion to our blessed mother means, and to be comfortable with it.
 
Jeff,
I as a convert know how you feel. We can accept things intellectually, but devotion can still be difficult. Give it time. In a sense you have to adjust to a new worldview. I am grateful it was hard for me as it pushed me to learn more and in the end become even more devoted to Mary then I might otherwise have been.
 
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as such, i have a difficult time understanding, and accepting, marian devotion. my ears have a hard time hearing phrases like ‘totus tuus’ without some trepidation. (please don’t misunderstand - i DO believe in it, and accept it. it’s just hard).
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I understand how you feel because I know some Baptists and I know how hard it is driven into their brains that Catholics are Mary “worshipers”.

I am contemplating getting this t-shirt for our next encounter.😉

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Our parish priest has good intentions but lacks strength of expression and in action, whether because that’s his personality or so as not to rock the boat I’m not sure. He allows the laity to have too much control over the parish and tends to water things down to avoid offending anyone.

I was recently at a Catholic summer school and was delighted to see a number of good young priests there as well as a couple of wonderful seminarians and young men hoping to enter the seminary. What an asset!
 
Our Priest Father P is the most wonderful priest I have ever met. He speaks right to the heart of the parishioners at every Mass. Of all the Priests I have ever met he is the best example of the way I feel the Lord wants a Priest to be. Unfortunately someone accused him of abuse almost a year ago and he was removed from the Parish. I believe in my heart that these accusations are completely false. The case went to Rome for review. Rome remanded the matter to our Archbishop for him to handle administratively. One of the reasons the case was sent back was that there were “inconsistencies” in the testimonies and facts of the accuser. I pray every day for all falsely accused Priests. I also pray for the accusers. Thank God for all the wonderful faithful Priests we do have and may more dedicated men enter the Lords service.
 
I could not pick one - our Priest is a progressive Priest, so he does things that would be called liturgical abuses, he is so looking forward to retirement, thus at times he has no patience with parishioners - but for the most part the parishioners very trying. But he is an EXCELLENT teacher, and his homilies are very good and you do come out of Mass feeling you have learned one more item to help you be a better Catholic.
 
My priest is wonderful. Just everything you would expect a priest to be, traditional, very calming, relaxed nature with a good sense of humor and a hard worker. Unfortunately he’s being transferred out of my parish after 12 years :(. However the new priest who’s kind of in training to replace him we like very much as well. He’s a little more upbeat but has such a reverent way of performing mass that is really refreshing to see. He seems like the kind of person you wouldn’t have a hard time approaching with a question/problem. He’s also a little younger and gets along well with the kids and teenagers in the parish as well as their parents. I don’t know him too well but he seems pretty cool. 🙂
 
When I went to the church up in Oswego at first I was terrified of going up and talking to – ANYBODY. All I could do was cry. :crying:

Fr. Eric was, and is, exceptionally compassionate – and while he probably isn’t THE wisest man on earth, he’s definitely number one in my book. I went to confession to him a couple times and both times walked away feeling like it was the best conversation I ever had.
I wouldn’t trade him for anything. God bless our priests – they need it!
 
priest is a great theologian, should be teaching at a major seminary someplace, maybe when our seminary gets going he will do it, but also serves in several diocesan posts, since we have so few priests qualified or willing to do so. His sermons are a masterpiece, he has the ability, very rare in someone so learned, of pitching his message to the audience and reaching everyone. He has the kind of sermons people talk about all week, extended by a teaching and reflection in the bulletin. I think his personality is somewhat distant and unengaging and he could be much stricter and sterner but makes a real effort to come out of himself and relate well to parishioners. I wish he was more available, especially to the youth, but he has incredible demands on his time.cest, do you want to do a poll for “how do you see or rate your fellow parishioners” or should we let WhiteDove do it.
 
This is a very interesting topic. There is one Preist at my church that I find to be a bit liberal in his beliefs. I also enjoy talking to him very much. I am much more orthodox, but I respect his opinion. In turn I think he enjoys speaking with me.
 
Sometime ago I was taken to a healing Mass by a friend. It was somewhat charismatic which I had some reservations about, however I was ill at the time and went. The priest saying this Mass was inspiring, devout, moving, etc. I continued to attend and by the way survived the illness I had at that time.

My husband and I were very unhappy with the parish we belonged to so I asked him to go with me to this neighboring church where the healing Mass is held monthly. He also was impressed by this priest. We left the parish where we lived and have joined this priest’s parish. He is the pastor. Gives the most powerful homilies. I never fail to come away from Mass without having learned to look at something differently or realizing how I could be a better person. We have noticed that none of the parish acitivities we have attended thus far has any alcohol served. This is in contrast to the parish we left that has a lot of gatherings where alcohol is served, given out as prizes, and has a lot of parties. They are having a fund raiser currently where the lst prize is a trip to Las Vegas. Last Lent in the former parish there was a Fish Fry on a Friday night that was crowded with people. Meanwhile Stations of the Cross were going on with hardly anyone there. One Friday the Stations were led by some woman, who did not even bother to tell us who she was. There was a rather bizarre parish mission shortly there after. That pastor kept telling people to be sure to stop for Latte and Cappocino after the service. Not long afterwards we left to join the parish we are in now. It is the difference between day and night.
 
Mean. . can be nice, but I’m angry at him right now. He downplays problems, takes every comment as an insult. . it’s “all about him.” Seems to think Catholic School parents are ingrates who just take from him. . . not true—he doesn’t respect them, and therefore they don’t return it.

Had a screaming match yesterday with him. . . can dish out criticism but gets defensive when you question him. (I am in good company with those he screams at and vice versa). Have words I think about this narcistic jerk that I can’t say on this forum.
 
🙂 Our priests are warm people that loves God! ❤️ Their love is reflected in their work. Jesus must be very proud of them! We love them, all of them, as the indivdual and unike persons they are. We appreciate what they have forsaken to be our priests! :tiphat:

Since they are able to send the “Jesus loves you” messages to each one of us, we are able to catch it! :dancing: :love: :dancing:

Our priests are good servants/helpers for us on our road to Heaven. :getholy: They are also always willing to listen to our confessions (even if that is outside the sceduled time for confession before mass at saturdays).

This dosen’t mean that we float on a carpet of roses without thorns. But were love is the fundament, it’s possible to try to solve problems. Some will be solved and others will remain unsolved.

There is a high academic standard on our priests. They are rooted in Catholc Tradition and are able to make the Novo Ordo Mass feels like a blessing from Heaven! 🙂

They are good preachers and make the sermons meaningful!

They work hard to make the parish a place for everyone, - for the youth that have to live in this seculare world, - for the young grown ups, - for the parents and their children, - for the lonly not married, - for the widdowed, - the middle aged and the old,- for the new born baby and for the one who are to die.

"Fathers, I say to you, we love you, we need you, we care about you. Turn your hearts to Jesus and His Blessed Mother in a real and personal way and He, along with His Beloved Mother, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, will guide you along the right path, giving you the grace, strength and courage to continue doing His work as His beloved Priests".

"God protect our prists, guide them in their daily work, comfort them when the suffer and feels week. Help us to never forget to let them know that we appreciate what they are doing for us; our shephards on the our way to the everlasting Kingdom. Thank you, God, for blessing us with these priests. AMEN in the name of Jeus Christ our Lord!"

G.Grace
 
The Pastor of Our Parish is a very Holy Man with incredible devotion to Our Lady. He has brought the Rosary, Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction back to the parish after an absence of about 30 years. He is a scriptural homilist! A GREAT scriptural homilist. Dynamic teacher of children! He is VERY young. He will be a great bishop one day. . .He is truly a gift from God!

If he would only fire the music minister The parish would be perfect
 
We have one pastor and a growing parish and new school. He is a wonderful priest. Very orthodox…Most of the progressive parishenors have left. 🙂 He has a terrible singing voice, but he loves to sing. 😃 It sounds beautiful in Latin though…go figure? LOL!

He works very very hard, even though his health is not the best. He has epilepsy and it is amazing how he carries on even through all the hard times.

One Sunday, he was struck while giving his homily…my heart broke to watch as he struggled to control the illness. He refused to give into it with great effort. After a few minutes he continued his sermon, never missing a beat. I know it was his GREAT love of God that allowed him to continue as though nothing had happened. We are very blessed.
 
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