Priest's Life : The Calling, the Cost, the Joy

Name: Priest's Life : The Calling, the Cost, the Joy
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ISBN: 9781593251680

ISBN-10: 1593251688

ISBN-13: 9781593251680

Edition: 2010

Authors: Patricia Mitchell

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To commemorate the Year for Priests announced by Pope Benedict in June 2009, The Word Among Us Press has collected stories and testimonies from priests that speak in a personal way about the joys and challenges of their vocation. Representing priests from all ministriesincluding pastors, military chaplains, educators, and missionariesthe men here speak of their call to this ministry and how their relationship with God sustains them and their work. This book shows in concrete, real-life ways that the priesthood is a noble and worthy calling that serves God and the church. It also raises awareness among lay Catholics of the need to encourage and support vocations in their families and…

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List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Word Among Us Press
Publication date: 3/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Patricia Mitchell remembers the day her mother let her pick out a kitten from a mama cat's litter. Ever since, kittens and cats have blessed her life. Each resident came with a purr and personality all its own, each one with stories to tell and secrets to keep. Pat writes inspirational stories and Christian devotionals from the home she shares with her four charming felines in Kansas City, Missouri.

Preface by the Most Rev. Edwin F. O'Brien	p. 9
Archbishop of Baltimore
Introduction	p. 13
The People's Prayer for Priests	p. 17
Why Did I Fear?	p. 19
The Thrill of Proclaiming the Good News	p. 23
"I Will Not Leave You Orphaned"	p. 27
Making Prayer the Center of My Life	p. 34
Certainty, Commitment, and Joy	p. 38
The Lessons I Learned from My Hispanic Parishioners	p. 42
Becoming a Priest Every Day	p. 51
Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace	p. 56
"Priest" and "Victim" with Christ	p. 63
My Vision of the Priesthood	p. 67
"I Was in Prison and You Visited Me"	p. 72
In the Center of God's Will A Homily Delivered at the Funeral of Fr. Tim Vakoc	p. 77
The Hound of Heaven	p. 82
The Mystery of Grace	p. 86
Healing Broken Hearts	p. 90
Witnessing to Jesus	p. 94
The Priest and the Ministry of the Word	p. 100
God Is Full of Surprises!	p. 105
The Joy of Presiding at the Eucharist	p. 111
Fanning the Flame of God's Love	p. 116
Caring for the Promised Land	p. 121
Many Roads Lead to Brooklyn	p. 127
Continuing the Healing Ministry of Jesus	p. 132
In Praise of Horizontal Prayer	p. 136
I Believe in Miracles	p. 141
Celibacy: A Sign of Love for Jesus The Most Rev. Victor Galeone, Bishop of St. Augustine	p. 148
The Grass Is Green Everywhere	p. 154
Sharing a Meal and a Common Vocation	p. 157
My Long Journey to Africa	p. 161
Letter of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI	p. 173
Acknowledgments	p. 187
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