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Father Timothy Gallagher

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What Should I Do When I Struggle?

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Father Mark locked the church and walked to the rectory. It was 3 p.m. on a Sunday. He was physically tired and emotionally spent. Weekend ministry had been mixed. His homily at the vigil Mass had felt flat, and few parishioners spoke of it as they exited the church. Mark knew that he should have Read More
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The Examen Prayer and the Priest

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When I wrote my book on the examen prayer, I interviewed several people who prayed it regularly. One person said, “Before I prayed the examen, I was reacting. Now I’m responding.” The difference between the two is great. In one, we live the day simply reacting to what happens; in the other, we choose our Read More
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The Heart of a Priest’s Prayer

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Like many others in the 1970s, I listened to Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s talks to priests. I had met him before entering the seminary in 1972 when he came to my hometown, Binghamton, New York, to speak at a Rosary rally. Once in the seminary and having become more familiar with him, I found his talks Read More

Leaning on Mary

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One of my earliest memories is kneeling down with my father as he led my brother and sisters and I in praying the Rosary. Later, during my young adult life as I searched for my Christian identity and purpose, it was Mary’s influence through the Rosary that not only kept me in full communion with Read More