Get off the Cross Someone Else Needs the Wood – Now in Print

After a lot of years, I finally believe that God has called me to be a priest. (Believe me, there’s been times that I’d wish that I wasn’t!)  Ironically, I have become a priest and person that isn’t exactly the status quo of typical priesthood.  I don’t fit, pure and simple, and I have finally accepted that.  Oftentimes, I’d rather drive a tourist bus in Hawaii! (Wait! I did!!) Since I was ordained in 1987 (finally! I began in 1972!) I have found great joy and fulfillment in bringing God’s Joy and Affection to others open to it. Since 1987, though, I have ended up living an “on the edge” and a “who let the dog out” priesthood in this seemingly uncreative and seemingly stagnant officious Catholic Church that I fell expects me to be a Stepford Priest (Stepford Wife?).