tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post113189945435600987..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Vocational ExhaustionDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1131992698013087212005-11-14T13:24:00.000-05:002005-11-14T13:24:00.000-05:00Good point, Todd. That probably points to a good ...Good point, Todd. That probably points to a good distinction in what you could and couldn't dodge legitimately as a priest. Being fed terrible food by the women's altar guild or arguing with the parish library committee or attending the Bingo night are clearly things you might do as a priest, but not things that define a priest. If he wants to blow them off because he's tired, I think he's fully justified in doing so.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'd read a lot more than that into the talk about "not wanting to be defined as being a priest" and "needing distance". I'm certainly all for priests having friend, hobbies, time to themselves, etc. just as a mother, father, husband or wife needs time alone, hobbies, and friends. I guess the important element to balance is in discerning what is an essential part of what you _are_ and what is something that someone simply wants you to _do_.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1131983379598385242005-11-14T10:49:00.000-05:002005-11-14T10:49:00.000-05:00Good post. But is a priest defined by what he does...Good post. But is a priest defined by what he does?<BR/><BR/>As a married person, I fetch my wife ice cream when she'd rather sit with the cat in her lap, or I perform duties around the house, and the like. But that doesn't define my sacrament as much as the love and commitment behind such actions.<BR/><BR/>So if a priest is tired from meetings, or the demands of administration, is he actually tired of being a priest? Or is his physical body and his mind fatigued by secondary duties?<BR/><BR/>I haven't read the book, but it seems that interesting questions are raised.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191406902235512701noreply@blogger.com