Priests for the Third Millennium

This book is filled with pearls of wisdom It provides a solid groundwork for any seminarian learning to live a life of virtue.

This book was a challenging read It was not the act of reading that was challenging The book is a great, interesting read It was the fact that the content was challenging The chapters are a series of talks given to seminarians in Rome while Cardinal Dolan before he was a Cardinal was rector of the North American College He goes through the virtues necessary for ministry, the tasks found in ministry, and the spiritual disciplines needed to gain the virtues and accomplish the tasks Each chapter st [...]

Although these conferences were given to priests and seminarians this book could have very well be written for the laity It is a truly wonderful and insightful book We are to live with faith, hope, love, humility and fidelity, are we not Not only priests but all of us The Eucharist is important, vital not only for priests but for the whole catholic community What about penance Isn t it the most wonderful opportunity to not only acknowledge our sins but to be forgiven by Our Lord Cardinal Dolan s [...]

Reads exactly like the good Cardinal s preaching, which is amazing The whole first half of the book which, disclaimer, is all I read was a call to the virtues, and while they are taken from lectures he delivered to his seminarians while he was rector of the NAC, they make for good reading in general Read this for a book club, and it made for some good discussions.Evocative stories, down to earth language, inspiring high expectations Basically everything we love about Dolan s preaching writing A [...]

Fantastic book for seminarians and priests Very practical, organized, straightforward, and loaded with beautiful insights and advice.

I will re read this book numerous times throughout my life I found it challenging, honest, and interesting.This book will be a guide for me throughout my future years.Absolutely loved it.