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The Church & Professional Clergy, Part 1: The Priesthood of All Believers

by Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr. & Dr. Michael C. Mickens  |  28 May 2026  |   The modern church finds itself in a paradox. On the one hand, it proclaims a theology rooted in the pri...

The Church & Professional Clergy, Part 2: The Priesthood of Adventist Believers

by Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr. & Dr. Michael C. Mickens  |  29 May 2026  |   In early Adventism we find a crucial corrective to the eroding influence and participation of the laity...

The Authority of the Priest

Fr. Lawrence FarleyChristian authority is built on the foundation of a prior and more fundamental equality: before one is a father, one is a brother. All Christians share a common...

Don’t Let the Flock Minimize the Shepherd: The Difference Between the 2 Priesthoods

…he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. In Christ’s time, brave shepherds in Israel would come together in the evening, put their flock...

What was the role of the high priest of Israel?

The high priest of Israel went through the veil of the temple once a year to sprinkle sacrificial blood on the Mercy Seat. We have a Great High Priest in Jesus whose blood enables...

Thursday, May 28, 2026 - Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest - We can be united even in our diversity

To read the texts click on the texts: Isa 6:1-4,8; Heb2:10-18; Jn 17:1-2,9-14-20 The feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Eternal High Priest was instituted in 2013, to remind us o...

Seeds Of Destiny 4 April 2026: Called Unto Priesthood

Pause for Prayer: TUESDAY 5/19

    Image source A priest breaks open the words of Scripture as he breaks open the bread of the Eucharist: to feed the people of God...  A Prayer for Priests* Gracious God, loving...

“The law speaks of brotherhood and fatherhood. Many priests experience managerialism and abandonment.”

There is an important post at Rorate today.  I’ve written on this topic also, but not for a while.  It is critical that as many people review this and, if possible, get it in front...

German bishop: Laypeople ‘cannot take the place of a priest’

‘The priest’s ministry cannot be replaced by anyone, because what Christ does through him cannot be replaced,’ Bishop Bertram Meier said, stressing that this ministry is firstly Eu...

A Priest’s 3 Secrets: Leo XIV’s Beautiful Homily (and Task) at His Second Mass for Priestly Ordinations as Pope

The Pope’s Homily on the Occasion of the Priestly Ordinations during the World Day of Prayer for Vocations The post A Priest’s 3 Secrets: Leo XIV’s Beautiful Homily (and Task) at H...

Pope Leo to new priests: Keep church door open, don't be an obstacle

Priests are called each day to leave the doors of the Church open to a "suffering humanity" in need and not "be an obstacle to those who wish to enter," Pope Leo XIV told 10 deacon...

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