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It’s not uncommon to find men who turn to the priesthood as a second career, maybe in their 30’s or 40’s. But this is the first I’ve heard of a man doing it at 26, after a successful career in professional soccer. From USA Today: When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck…

I’ve fallen a bit behind in my reading of Cardinal Sean’s excellent blog — my bad — but thanks to an alert reader, who has a new blog of his own (check it out right here), I caught this terrific little essay from a newly ordained priest. Some highlights: My recent ordination to the priesthood,…

You can never know where vocations will come from, or how they’ll grow, as this story from a paper in Phoenix reminds us: Matt Lowry was starting out as an electrical engineer at Motorola and being nurtured for management. And he was actively dating. But the sparks that were flying were neither electrical nor romantic.…

Here’s an intriguing piece out of Long Island, where a man is collecting interviews in an effort to repair the damage done to the reputation of priests: he sex-abuse scandal that broke in 2002 roiled the Roman Catholic Church and in the eyes of many tarnished the image of priests. But for Farmingdale resident Ed…
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