What makes you happy? – a priestly life doesn’t mean loneliness

What makes you happy? – a priestly life doesn’t mean loneliness New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan shares a laugh with Fr Alfredo Hernandez, rector of the St Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, January 19, 2023. Photo: OSV News / Tom Tracy, Florida Catholic Miami.

Our kind bishop, Michael Duignan, once asked us: “Where and when in your ministry did you feel most happy and fulfilled?” Immediately my mind flew back over the years and miles to the Philippines, where I served as assistant director of formation in a seminary. There were only three of us on the full-time staff,…

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