Keeping Focus

Entering his 5th year of school and with the Transitional Deaconate a year away, the risk running on autopilot is real.    With the routine of the school schedule, work must be done to stay focused.Habits are important to make this happen.  Starting with a Morning Holy Hour, before the rest of the day gets busy and while his mind is clear, Steven has found great benefits from this habit.This issue is not just for the seminary.    In the future the risk of falling into a functionalist life as a priest is real.   How do you live an integrated life as a Priest?    The answer is that a Priest must pray.     Vulnerability is important in prayer.    We can’t experience God’s mercy unless our prayer is authentic.Developing a community of brother Priests who keep each other on track is important  - but that is a topic for a future episode . . .