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Long after his death, Father Leo Trese proved to be quite a conversation-stopper. I’m sure I haven’t thought of this story for over twenty years, but recently it popped, unavoidably, into my head. I was in a discussion group with some of my fellow seminarians, in one of those progressive postconciliar seminaries which specialized in updating the Faith. Precisely what was the discussion topic, I can’t recall. But I remember referring to a point made by Father Trese, in one of his pre-conciliar books for priests, where he said, "Of course, we all realize that the Priest who ascends the...

[Priests for Life has issued a letter calling on Catholics to rally in support of Priests in this time of crisis.  What follows is Fr. Joseph Wilson's response.  -- nordog] Mr. Jerry Horn Communications Director Priests for Life Box 141172 Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 VI Sunday of Easter May 5th 2002 Dear Mr. Horn, On Friday of this past week, I received and read your FAX dated 5/2/02 with the essay by Mr. DeStefano, and I would like to share with you a few of my thoughts about it. I believe that I understand the motivation behind the article...