GREETINGS FROM MY CUBICLE AT GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC CHURCH, TALLAHASSEE. REALLY I HAVE A VERY NICE OFFICE--ONE OF THE FIRST GREAT PERKS I'VE BEEN GRATEFUL FOR IN MY TRANSITION FROM SEMINARY TO PARISH PRIESTHOOD. IN THE SEMINARY THE LIVING QUARTERS WERE ALSO THE OFFICE, LIVING ROOM, "KITCHEN", ETC.
SEMINARY WAS GREAT! IT WAS A PRIVILEGED TIME TO PREPARE THE HEART TO BE MOLDED, IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, TO RECEIVE THE GRACE OF HOLY ORDERS AND BEGIN TO SHARE IN THE SACRAMENTAL PRIESTHOOD OF OUR LORD. YET--SEMINARY COMES AND INUMERABLE BLESSINGS WITH IT, BUT IT ALSO GOES!
NOW...I [JUST] HOPE I'M DOING THIS RIGHT...
THAT APPLIES TO THIS WHOLE BLOG THING. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED FR. PAUL (LAMBERT) BEFORE I DID THIS. FR. PAUL HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY "TECH" SUPPORT.
BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS--IN THIS YEAR OF THE PRIEST--I ENTRUST MYSELF TO OUR HIGH PRIEST WHO IS "ALL RIGHT" AND NO WRONG. EACH EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD SO FAR IN ONE MONTH, 17 DAYS, 15 HOURS, 49 MINUTES, AND 40.. NO 41.. NO42 SEC HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. [MY BOSS, FR. MIKE FOLEY JUST WALKED IN SO I HAVE TO MAKE A PAUSE]
SO, AS I SIGN OFF FROM THIS 1ST BLOG I CAN SAY THAT I'M REALLY NOT SURE THAT I'VE DONE IT RIGHT, BUT REGARDING MY PRIESTHOOD, I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE HIM (AND SHARE SOME OF THESE MOMENTS WITH YOU) WHO IS "ALL RIGHT" AND NEVER WRONG, ESPECIALLY ABOUT LOVING HIS PEOPLE [INCLUDING THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO BLOG]!
FR. WILL
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It's like riding a bicycle. You'll have some training wheels for awhile, but then you'll have the confidence to take them off and fly down the hill. Just watch out for the guaranteed oncoming traffic. From one priest to another, you can only live it well with the support of your peers and the community your serve. Live it and you'll Love it.
ReplyDeleteFr. Will, we love having you here. Your homilies at daily Mass always touch a chord with me. You are in our prayers always.
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Father Will, You are the best! Love your sister in St. Petersburg who is keeping tabs on you by reading your blog. By the way I sent mom and dad the link, too. Teresa
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