Fr. Gerard J. McGlone, SJ, PhD, has recently been appointed the Director of Counseling Services, Staff Psychologist and Faculty Member at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. He is the co-author with Len Sperry, MD, PhD of the award winning book, The Inner Life of Priests. He has authored numerous books, peer-reviewed articles and chapters. He has recently finished being the lead author of three nationally recognized sexual abuse prevention programs: Instruments of Hope and Healing, Critical Conversations and Conversations that Matter. Len Sperry, MD, PhD, is a professor at Florida Atlantic University and at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He consults to dioceses and religious orders and is on 10 editorial boards including Psychology of Religion & Spirituality. Among his 600+ publications are the award winning Transforming Self and Community: Revisioning Pastoral Counseling & Spiritual Direction; Sex, Priestly Ministry & the Church, and Spirituality in Clinical Practice (2ed).
Father McGlone, SJ, Len Sperry, and others address the inner life
of the priest in a very insightful and helpful way. They use
spirituality and psychology in a way that enables the priest to
come to a deeper understanding of himself and his vocation.The Most
Reverend Gregory Aymond, archbishop of New Orleans
This book is the necessary conversation by psychologists and those
in seminary formation. It will be a great resource for seminary
admission committees, vocation directors, and bishops as it
provides a contemporary portrait of priestly life from the
perspective of psychological and sociological research that is
grounded in the theological anthropology of the Roman Catholic
tradition.
Rev. Mark A. Latcovich, PhD, vice-rector and academic dean, Saint
Mary Seminary & Graduate School of Theology
This volume brings theological, multicultural, psychological and
psychospiritual insights to bear on the multifaceted and intriguing
question, What does it take to become and remain a happy, healthy,
and holy priest? Probing the inner life of the priest in search of
those dimensions of ‘affective maturity ‘—the sine qua non of
priestly ministry today—McGlone and Sperry offer no facile, one
size-fits-all, cookie-cutter answers. I encourage seminarians,
priests, and all who are entrusted with seminary formation and the
ongoing formation of priests to take to heart the wisdom found in
these pages.The Most Reverend Gerald R. Barnes, bishop of San
Bernardino, California
McGlone and Sperry are both clinical professionals with many years
of experience in priestly formation. Their book explores the ways
that good clinical practice and good formation work together to
produce and support happy, healthy, holy priests. Every formation
director, seminary rector, vocation director, and vicar for clergy
should have The Inner Life of Priests on his reference shelf.Mary
L. Gautier, PhD, senior research associate, Center for Applied
Research in the Apostolate (CARA), Georgetown University
This book is the necessary conversation by psychologists and those
in seminary formation. It will be a great resource for seminary
admission committees, vocation directors, and bishops as it
provides a contemporary portrait of priestly life from the
perspective of psychological and sociological research that is
grounded in the theological anthropology of the Roman Catholic
tradition.Rev. Mark A. Latcovich, PhD, vice-rector and academic
dean, Saint Mary Seminary & Graduate School of Theology
Few times have I read a book that both impressed and encouraged me.
This book by Fr McGlone and Dr. Sperry was impressive in its use of
research and hopeful in providing us with solutions to our
problems. The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, DD, JCL, bishop of
Scranton, Pennsylvania
With honesty, insight and respect, this book offers a long, loving
look at the priesthood of Jesus Christ. This is a must read for
those engaged in formation and anyone engaged in work within the
life of the Catholic Church.Rev. Thomas M. Dragga, DMin,
president-rector, Borromeo, Seminary, Cleveland
This study on the inner life of priests marries richly researched
knowledge with encouraging yet hard-won insights about how
priesthood in the Roman Catholic communion of faith might be lived
healthfully and integrally in the increasingly multicultural
reality of North American life. The text contributes immensely to
essential information for all those seeking to foster and develop
vocations to the priesthood in wholesome ways.Rev. John Pavlik, OFM
Cap, executive director, Conference of Major Superiors of Men
(CMSM)
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