A Life of Daring Simplicity: Daily Meditations on the Priesthood

Marc Notes: If priests want the people entrusted to their care to develop a meaningful spiritual life, they must provide a living example of what that is. In this book Michael Becker helps priests provide that example. Becker has gathered a powerful collection of reflections drawn from an impressively wide array of great spiritual guides. Pope Saint John Paul II is well-represented here and so is Karl Rahner. We also hear from Catherine de Hueck Doherty and Adrian Von Speyr, Pedro Arrupe and Columba Marmion, and many more. Review Quotes: "How deep can priestly spirituality go? Msgr. Michael Becker's work demonstrates it has no bottom. It is easy to see the priesthood as a series of daily ritual functions. Becker identifies the sacred uniqueness within these functions by drawing us into the mystical side of priests, a side that is often overlooked in our busy, distracted culture. As meditation draws us into the depths, so too does Becker uncover the spiritual depths of being a priest. The renowned theologian Karl Rahner once said that Christianity must be mystical or it won't exist. Becker identifies the mystical in the priesthood upon which its very existence exists." Rev. Eugene F. Hemrick Director of the National Institute for the Renewal of the PriesthoodReview Quotes: "When parish priests are trying to find time for meditation, reflection and discernment, this resource is an excellent opportunity to be engaged with scripture, theologians and prayer." Very Reverend James A. Wehner Rector of Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans Contributor Bio:  Becker, Michael A Monsignor Michael A. Becker is pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and serves as sacramental minister at the Altoona Campus of Penn State University. He currently teaches homiletics at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe. He has also taught at Washington Theological Union in Washington, DC, and has conducted retreats and workshops for priests and religious.