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Is There a Place for a Celibate Byzantine Parish Priest?

Is There a Place for a Celibate Byzantine Parish Priest?

Update: 2025-11-05

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This week Fr. Michael talks to Fr. Nathan Symeon and Fr. Joel Barstad about married priests and celibate priests in the Eastern Catholic Churches. They talk about considerations that need to be taken for each option.

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Is There a Place for a Celibate Byzantine Parish Priest?

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Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia