[Infidel Heather]

Then why don’t you exercise a little Christian charity and pray for this priest? It cannot be easy speaking your non native language in another country. At least he is there to bring you the Sacraments; many parishes don’t even have that every Sunday.

Due to the LOW numbers of vocations in our own country we have had to look elsewhere.

And just because you don’t like the priest personally is no excuse to miss Mass—read your Catechism. It is still a mortal sin to miss Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation. (I have been guilty of that in the past too, so this is just a friendly reminder.)

The parochial vicar at my parish is Polish, just newly ordained-—I adore him and would be tempted to belt anyone in the mouth who said what you have said about this priest.

All of our Popes have had “accents” when speaking English—and when I hear my parochial vicar saying Mass I am reminded of Pope John Paul II-—I loved him very much.

I would like to see more fire and brimstone myself but the Church is turning herself around and standing up for Herself. (Witness the bishop in Arizona who took severed ties with that CINO hospital yesterday.)

Please reconsider and come Home. We want you back, but it is up to you. (And one you will have to explain to Christ when you leave this world, you know.)

[Salvation]

**Then why don’t you exercise a little Christian charity and pray for this priest? **

Great idea!

[Northern Yankee]

We've just started Eucharistic Adoration in our parish. (It had been a long time coming.) It's so gratifying to see many there during the time I am there with my CCD students.

Although our attendance during the Mass is not what I'd like it to be, I am pleased that our numbers have remained pretty consistant over the past several years.

Merry Christmas!