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This Insights eNewsletter was sent to subscribers on December 9, 2016.

eNewsletter Subject: Thinking about ordination and marriage

As you may know, the Congregation for the Clergy has issued new guidelines for priestly formation. It's a good basic survey of the field, but I did notice a few things of particular interest. See The Gift of the Priestly Vocation: The importance of countercultural formation.

In thinking about priestly formation, it is interesting to notice the influence of St. Ambrose of Milan on St. Augustine of Hippo, back in the fourth century. Here's a snapshot: St. Ambrose’s impact on St. Augustine: Excerpts from The Confessions.

Meanwhile, we can also keep you up to date on the quarrels surrounding Amoris Laetitia:

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