Prayer for a New Seminary Rector of the Day.

From Brian Saint-Paul of Crisis magazine:

Okay, let's talk about something more positive. A couple of months ago, I told you about the former rector of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. If you recall, he resigned suddenly, just a couple weeks after the seminary was inspected during the Apostolic Visitation. (Incidentally, I've heard from one person “in the know,” and he insists that the two events were not connected.)

Well, Bishop William Murphy has assigned a new rector, and he looks very promising. According to Newsday, Monsignor James McDonald is “considered a champion of conservative orthodoxy whose twin passions have been encouraging priest recruits and working for right-to-life causes.”

This is great news. The Monsignor has a reputation for bringing in the vocations. Let us send our sincere best wishes and prayers for success in his new position.

And this is also a good time to stand back and look at the larger picture. Things are getting better. Slowly but noticeably. Let's pray that it continue.

In the meantime, go read Benedict's encyclical. (If you'd like to read it right away, you can find the full English text here: http://tinyurl.com/dq3uj )

I'll talk to you next week,

Brian

May God bless and protect Monsignor McDonald in his vital work.