tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post9107794101360888567..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: FlubsBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-7815328823427836872009-09-04T08:48:08.401-04:002009-09-04T08:48:08.401-04:00Dear Victoria,
It is a hard thing to understand. ...Dear Victoria,<br /><br />It is a hard thing to understand. Nevertheless, just because someone leaves doesn't mean he didn't have a calling from God--he might be just failing in it or prevented from living it well by external factors. There are good studies on the question, such as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/First-Five-Years-Priesthood-Ordained/dp/0814628044" rel="nofollow">this one in particular</a>.Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-7006434622133142692009-09-04T00:46:55.033-04:002009-09-04T00:46:55.033-04:00How can the priesthood be a calling from God if, a...How can the priesthood be a calling from God if, after spending 6 or so years in the seminary, a significant proportion of young men leave the priesthood in the first five years?Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403184829256955768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-50202984983321672542009-09-01T13:32:05.631-04:002009-09-01T13:32:05.631-04:00Fr. Charles,
Thank you for this post. St. Alphons...Fr. Charles,<br /><br />Thank you for this post. St. Alphonsus Liguori once wrote that if we makes mistakes when we pray we should always thank God that we made them and improve from our mistakes.<br /><br />God bless,<br /><br />Brother JuniperBrother Juniperhttp://brotherjuniperonline.comnoreply@blogger.com