Among Women Podcast #55

Among Women #55 talks with Janet Benestad, the Secretariat of Faith Formation and Evangelization in the Archdiocese of Boston.  Together we tackle fears and challenges of becoming evangelizers, growing in the faith, living in a culture that does not always support Christianity, and dealing with being or becoming a Catholic in the face of scandals in the Church.

As we celebrate the Year of the Priest,  Pat shares a segment of The Dialogue from St. Catherine of Siena that describes the priesthood and the reverence we should have toward it... as well as the posture we need to take when priests fail in their mission to be good priests... a timely perspective for the modern age, even tho' it was written in the 14th century!

Good resources for reading are listed, as well as a new website for vocations.

Priest appreciation video

Catholic TV produced this wonderful video in appreciation for the priests in our lives.  Cardinal Sean O'Malley opens the presentation, and the priests appearing in this video are from the Archdiocese of Boston.   This video was first viewed at the Priests Appreciation Dinner held in Boston back on Sept. 16th.  I was privileged to volunteer for the event, alongside my husband Bob.

And for what it's worth, here's a great video (below) from the Archdiocese of New York, celebrating the ordination of new priests under Archbishop Timothy Dolan. (It was filmed in St Patrick's Cathedral, of which I write about here.)