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Open Your Hearts To The Lord. The Lord Is Waiting For You And The Church Will Welcome You If Your Willingness To Serve Good Is As Clear And Public As Your Choice To Serve Evil Was.

When I Confess A Couple Who Have Kids, A Married Couple, I Ask, 'how Many Children Do You Have?' Some Get Worried And Think The Priest Will Ask Why I Don't Have More. I Would Make A Second Question, 'do You Play With Your Children?' The Majority Say, 'but Father, I Have No Time. I Work All Day.'

It Also Happens To Me That When I Meet A Clericalist, I Suddenly Become Anti-clerical. Clericalism Should Not Have Anything To Do With Christianity. St. Paul, Who Was The First To Speak To The Gentiles, The Pagans, To Believers In Other Religions, Was The First To Teach Us That.

Today Is My Anniversary Of Ordination To The Priesthood. Please Pray For Me And All Priests.

If I Speak Of Islamic Violence, I Must Speak Of Catholic Violence.