As both father and priest, what worries me most is the spiritual damage I see done to our children as they are scheduled away from both the dinner table and the altar.
Joshua J. Whitfield
The Rev. Joshua J. Whitfield is a priest of the Diocese of Dallas and pastoral administrator of St. Rita Catholic Community in Dallas, Texas. He is also a regular contributor to The Dallas Morning News.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What the eucharistic revival means to me as a Catholic convert
Given that so many converts come into the church precisely because they have discovered the Eucharist, it seems sensible we should listen to them especially.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A married Catholic priest’s lessons from two kinds of fatherhood
As a married Catholic priest, I know both fatherhoods. And, I can tell you, priestly fatherhood, like natural fatherhood, is an embodied, deep thing.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Not many Catholics care about the synod. But I’m not ready to give up on it yet.
Yes, the synod on synodality is off to a sluggish start, especially in the United States. But if we are brutally honest about what is broken in the church, we can still have a successful dialogue.
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What can Catholic preachers learn from Bishop Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding sermon?
Fabricated and impersonal, too many Catholic preachers hide themselves, forgetting that personality matters in preaching.