This is why, when it happens, that true priestly fraternity, a sharing of similar ideas and common goals, along with the communion in the suffering and the struggles of those working together in a divided church, when this fraternity is experienced, it is remarkably refreshing. Both in Pittsburgh and in Rome I have had these experiences and it has been wonderful.
My most recent life has been a period of priestly conflict. I have a great deal of respect for the priests I lived with, but we agreed about almost nothing. I used to joke about the fact that the two things Jim and I agreed upon was scotch and Jesus. This is why, when it happens, that true priestly fraternity, a sharing of similar ideas and common goals, along with the communion in the suffering and the struggles of those working together in a divided church, when this fraternity is experienced, it is remarkably refreshing. Both in Pittsburgh and in Rome I have had these experiences and it has been wonderful. 3 priests, 2 members of societies of apostolic life (me and an Oratorian), 1 Dominican brother, 1 Benedictine brother, 2 New York seminarians, and 2 lay men open to the priesthood (Dennis Vu and another gentleman). With Fr. David Spencer, a Mercedarian from the USA studying Liturgy in Rome.
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7/21/2015 08:35:20 am
Looks like you're on vacation in the mountains a looking a little scruffy!
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7/21/2015 11:29:22 am
I love you all, and I am glad you have a chance to be refreshed by a meeting of the minds. Fr. Morgan also told me that is what he especially liked about the Sacred Music Colloquium, that he was with like-minded people. I loved it too when I went, because we cared about the same thing, and that is truly exhilarating. But I wish you priests would never wear mufti. Let everyone know who you are, you never know who you might be running into who needs a priest.
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Fr. Keyes
7/21/2015 02:06:19 pm
In clerics 99% of the time and often criticized for it. This particular day was very hot.
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Erik Huntzicker
7/22/2015 12:25:04 am
So many young priests! That's rather encouraging for the future. Is that Fr Morgan in the back?
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Jeffrey Keyes
7/22/2015 02:54:41 am
Yes, that is Fr. Morgan
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