Ep. 40 Archbishop Thomas Wenski and Msgr. Roger Landry | Shepherd Circle Priest Podcast

On this week's episode, Msgr. Landry speaks with Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the archdiocese of Miami about his own calling to the priesthood as a young 3rd-grader, working with immigrants who have come to our country, and the many lessons he's learned from the Haitian Catholics he has served in Florida. 00:00 Introduction 02:10 Memories of a 3rd grader aspiring to be a priest03:30 Wanting to please the Lord during time in seminary 03:55 Attending the funeral of the priest who baptized little Thomas05:20 A Kennedy sighting in the 8th grade 06:55 Remembering the Eucharistic congress 8:45 Learning Spanish by listening to the radio11:15 Winning the 'seminarian of the year' award13:05 Working in a parish with a Haitian Mass 15:50 Learning from the Haitians and the Cubans 18:55 Being a parish priest for those navigating new homeland21:23 Bringing cultures alive for the community at the parish 24:20 Making the church visible to Haitians and Haitians visible to Church25:50 Priests learning Creole to serve the community 27:20 Building parishes that are earthquake proof and hurricane resistant28:45 Special ways to support the Catholic Church in Haiti29:25 The surprise news of becoming archbishop of Miami at 46 33:57 The current state of the Church in Cuba 35:38 Words of wisdom from an archbishop to his priests42:01 The role of a controlled border in a Catholic response to immigration45:18 Greatest joys of being a priest