Ep. 39 Cardinal Raymond Burke and Father Michael Duffy | Shepherd Circle Priest Podcast

On this week's episode, Cardinal Raymond Burke joins discussing his own call to the priesthood as a young boy playing Mass with his siblings, his memories of being ordained a priest by Pope Paul VI, and also being consecrated a bishop by Pope John Paul II. 00:00 Introduction 03:10 Early life growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin04:15 Memories of priests visiting the house when his father was sick.06:20 Playing Mass at home with siblings 07:10 Beginning school days with Holy Mass 10:30 Attending the minor seminary boarding school in La Crosse. 12:20 The great upheaval of 1968 13:20 The importance of persevering with the faith amid upheaval 15:00 The fruits of good camaraderie during the seminary 17:00 Blessed time during seminary in the holy city of Rome 18:40 Being ordained alongside more than 350 other men18:47 The Holy Year and Pope Pius VI20:40 Memories of ordination day and first Mass 21:25 First memories of being a parish priest 25:00 The greatest task is offering daily Mass 25:30 The importance of a daily Rosary27:00 The absence of Mass during suffering 29:30 The days of the Second Vatican Council 30:30 The importance of praying for your flock 31:00 The difficulties of standing up to dangerous ideologies32:00 Priests are in it for the long haul33:01 Priests cannot fall into the 'nice guy' syndrome34:30 Standing up for life from conception to natural death 35:00 Ministering to women that have had abortions 35:30 A powerful homily leading someone to the confessional37:20 The importance of proper catechesis37:35 Being consecrated a bishop by Pope John Paul II 39:00 Celebrating 30 years as a bishop this year 39:50 Being a spiritual father to the priests in the diocese 39:55 Priests facing spiritual warfare and discouragement42:00 Strengthening the bond between priests and their bishop 46:50 The importance of fellowship and fraternity among priests48:10 The dilemma of young priests leaving their vocation these days49:55 Without good priests, no way to accomplish the mission of bishop50:30 Hope in the Holy Father Pope Leo 51:48 Pope Leo's missionary heart after 30 years in Peru 52:30 Advice for priests: never lose faith in grace you received on ordination day