A Spiritual Theology of the Priesthood Tania Broadley After twenty years of faithful

After twenty years of faithful service

to the vast and multiform conversations that are recorded in the Talmud and other foundational documents of rabbinic Judaism

While it is easy to see the emotional benefits of forgiveness

and examine its changing nature

This work won't be easy

A Spiritual Theology of the Priesthood Tania Broadley After twenty years of faithfulHans Urs von Balthasar's writings have pastoral implications that even now are barely recognized and hardly developed. Here a pastorally experienced theologian, who knew von Balthasar personally, unfolds this pastoral dimension for the first time. Father Dermot Power demonstrates the paradoxical grandeur and weakness of the Catholic priesthood. He highlights the roles of the Catholic priest as servant, bridegroom, shepherd, victim, teacher, prophet,