Why a priest needs to be a man for all the people
In my very short time as a priest (I will celebrate my first anniversary as a priest on the 21 May) I have come to learn one thing very quickly: expect the unexpected!
Never, even in my wildest imaginations, would I have ever thought that in my first year of priesthood I would spend three months as the administrator of a cathedral (and several parishes), in one of the most remote parts of outback Australia.
Now although I found the cardinal’s appointment somewhat vexing and perhaps slightly incommodious from the point of view of my responsibilities here in Liverpool, I have come to trust that bishops (hopefully guided by the Holy Spirit) normally have good reasons for what can be perceived ostensibly as moot appointments.
