1.0Via Mediahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamediaawelbornhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/author/awelbornrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9Njvqqgemp"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/2006/01/the-new-rector.html">The new rector</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/2006/01/the-new-rector.html/embed#?secret=9Njvqqgemp" width="600" height="338" title="“The new rector” — Via Media" data-secret="9Njvqqgemp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> A new rector of a Long Island seminary – a return to earlier (and more sensible) days? "I must tell you, I was very surprised to be considered," said McDonald, 64, who attended the seminary. "I thought St. Matthew’s parish would be my first and last appointment as priest." Considered a champion of conservative orthodoxy…http://brt.trb.com/event.ng/Type=count&ClientType=1&AdID=23145&FlightID=12897&TargetID=1360&Segments=249,685,686,1093,1123,1345,1608,2168,2254,2399,2776,3379,3763,4294,4415,4538,4709,5041,5382,6207,7780,50586,52276,52371,52529,52641,53182,53619,53939,53942,54254,54255,54395,54522,54523,55007,55027,55084,55166,55204,55222,55311,55486,55495,55496,55497&Targets=58299,55446,58264,1360,57003,51704,9393,57311,57084,57001,56800,2811,57478,56000,11346,55443,53441,53620,53619,56069,56003,56008,57560,57663,58239,58265,58266,58269&Values=31,43,51,60,72,83,84,93,100,110,150,289,301,310,328,395,583,591,593,661,836,1016,1606,1617,1648,1654,1656,1733,1737,1754,1816,1836,1838,1887,1888,1917,1977,1986,2091,2161,2281,2283,2384,2748,2794,2795,2945,2972,3005,3051,3061,3103,3117,3133,3153&RawValues=USERAGENTID%2CMozilla/4.0%2520(compatible%253B%2520MSIE%25206.0%253B%2520Windows%2520NT%25205.1%253B%2520SV1%253B%2520.NET%2520CLR%25201.0.3705%253B%2520.NET%2520CLR%25201.1.4322%253B%2520Media%2520Center%2520PC%25203.1)&random=svmvbj,bbNRiNrfrKzrv