Stronger Families; Stronger Priests

Stephen White reflects on a question that bishops ask about priests when we talk about burnout: Are the younger generation of priests really burned out or do they just not know what hard work is?

“That question might make you bristle, especially if you are a young priest. But it’s an important question. A whole generation of young men seems to be struggling. One hears constantly about a crisis of masculinity, a crisis of fatherhood. This phenomenon is hardly particular to young men studying for the priesthood. Nor is it entirely the fault of the younger generation. Surely, some responsibility for this state of affairs rests with a generation of parents and educators who have raised these young men to be what they are.”

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