During our conversations, many of the questions had to do with the practical aspects of pro-life teaching. One of the questions was: What can I do now to prepare myself to become a strong pro-life priest? Prayer and education are, of course, the keys for seminarians who are forming themselves spiritually and intellectually for all the challenges of the priesthood. What cannot be overlooked, however, is the importance of community--of keeping strong friendships with other priests, getting to know personally the families in one's parish, and gathering others who are passionate about the Gospel of Life into community so they can form and strengthen one another. We have huge jobs as priests, and we can't do it all, so we have to learn how to delegate and find other leaders who can spread the Truth about the beauty of and the threats to Life. We not only have to speak strongly on pro-life issues from the pulpit, but we have to form our community to be able to articulate and defend the Gospel of Life around the dinner table, in the classroom, and in the workplace.
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