Conformed to Christ Crucified, Volume Three
Further Meditations on Priestly Life and Ministry
Conformed to Christ Crucified, Volume Three
Further Meditations on Priestly Life and Ministry
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Description
At the heart of Father Joseph Carola’s priestly ministry is the formation of Catholic clergy. He asserts that one of the most important lessons he can teach students is how to meet Christ in their suffering, and how through that experience, they in turn can help others to bear their cross. In Conformed to Christ Crucified, Volume III, Father Carola’s homilies focus on the theme of suffering and sacrifice, in imitation of Christ.
The collection has three parts:
- Holy Orders, on various aspects of priestly ministry, drawing on themes from the early Church fathers.
- Conferences, academic in nature, these topics draw on the writings of Pope Saint Gregory, Saint Augustine of Hippo, and Rev. Möhler.
- The Paschal Mystery, pertaining to Lenten and Paschal themes including reflections on Saint Clement and Saint Mary Magdalene.
Father Carola’s meditations will be inspiring to anyone looking to find purpose in suffering and the desire to align with Christ in that suffering.
Father Carola is respected as a spiritual guide and continues to preach to seminarians, priests, religious, and the lay faithful. In the spirit of his best-selling book, Conformed to Christ Crucified, Father Carola offers a second collection of homiletic meditations pertaining to the priestly life and ministry. Sacred Scripture within the Church’s living Tradition remain their primary inspiration.
Vol. III of Father Carola’s homiletic meditations will be available early in 2026!
“For priests, seminarians and any serious Catholic, reading Conformed to Christ Crucified will be a retreat-like experience. The reader will gain new insights into familiar biblical texts, be inspired and challenged to be a more faithful disciple of Jesus, and be drawn into conversation with the One to whom we are striving to conform our lives. Perhaps, I find reading Conformed to Christ Crucified to be such a spiritually enriching experience because some of the content of this volume I first heard while participating with my Brother Bishops from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa in a retreat under the direction of Father Carola.”
+ Joseph F. Naumann
Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
