Those Mysterious Priests

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A priest is mysterious because he lives in two worlds. He is at his best when he leads a ‘double life, at once both human and divine.” In this penetrating book written some five years before his death, Sheen explores this duality inherent in the vocation of the modern-day priest: his need, like that of Christ, to feel the holiness of God that binds him to the Father; and at the same time his need to become a victim, like Christ, for the world’s sins, assuming its guilt and poverty in union with the Lord. In these pages he covers a wide range of topics including what it means to be both priest and victim; the priest’s role in continuing the incarnation, the passion and the resurrection of Christ; the need for a sense of humour in the priest who must be in the world but not of it; frustration in the priesthood. Written with the liveliness, wit and spiritual insight that continue to endear Sheen to millions, Those Mysterious Priests emphasizes the sense of obligation and spirituality that is such an essential part of any effective priesthood in the world of today.