Those who think that praying for priests is part of our ordinary duty demanded by Christian charity should look at the state of the Church today, especially that of her hierarchical members. As the late Fr John Hardon SJ, quoted in Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls (by Kathleen Beckman, Sophia Institute Press, 192pp, £11.99/$14.95) commented: “The Catholic priesthood needs prayer and sacrifice as never before since Calvary.” This does not seem to be an exaggeration.
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We can all defend priests from spiritual attack
those who think that praying for priests is part of our ordinary duty demanded by christian charity should look at the state of the church t...
Francis Phillips
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