{"id":2292,"date":"2016-11-03T02:53:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T02:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2016-11-03T02:53:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T02:53:26","slug":"reason-need-lead-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/2016\/11\/reason-need-lead-example.html","title":{"rendered":"A Catholic Priest Leading by Example"},"content":{"rendered":"

When people hear my uncle was a priest they assume I led a life influenced by biblical formality. Nothing could be farther from the truth.<\/em><\/p>\n

My uncle was not a man to preach, that is of course unless he was standing on the altar. I like to say my uncle was an ordinary guy from Brooklyn who happened to be a priest.<\/p>\n

\"332191_2272189240708_1422157_o<\/a>My uncle did not feel the need to convince or convert others. His actions spoke the words instead. He simply lived a life of love and beauty and of touching people. He did not think he was better because he wore a collar. He did not think he was perfect. He just felt he was called to illuminate his passion for the Catholic faith and to serve.<\/p>\n

My memories are not of my uncle instructing me how to live.<\/em><\/p>\n

My memories are how he lived his life. He did not quote scripture. He lived the scripture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was content to know I was devout in my faith allowing for the mistakes I would most certainly make in life.<\/p>\n

And mistakes I have made.<\/p>\n

Not long ago, I worried over a lunch with girlfriends. In particular, that my children have had to endure said mistakes.<\/p>\n

“Why don’t you stop worrying about your kids and go back to being the leader you have always been,” said my \u00a0friend “Then your children will be fine.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course, I knew she was right. I had started\u00a0preaching to my children all the time, not just the occasional sermon. I was trying to overcorrect my marital missteps. Somehow thinking if I talked enough I could convert them. Keep them from making the same mistakes.<\/p>\n

I was foolishly instructing them how to live life.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

My actions needed to speak the words instead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was time to return to “living by leading.”<\/em><\/p>\n

To have faith in the overall example I set rather than\u00a0my mistakes. Just like a humble guy I knew from Brooklyn who with or without the collar was the greatest man I have ever known.<\/p>\n

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