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Meet Father Tony Taschetta
As a priest I have the luxury to waste time with God (they call it prayer), hang around with people (they call it ministry), and touch eternity (they call it salvation). And for this I am well compensated, materially comfortable and loved by the people I serve. Not a bad deal. In exchange for this I have promised to listen to my bishop (they call it obedience), have no single exclusive relationship except for the one with my God (they call it celibacy) and mediate between God and the people I am called to serve (call it what you want). It's not a big deal. But it is a big deal! It's the biggest. I can't imagine another life where an individual is able to touch so
many people at such a deep level so often. I have often said that you
don't really need a priest until you need one, and when that happens, no
one else will do. At the moments of birth and death, at the times of
union and separation, at the events of Reconciliation we are invited to
be there in the midst of God's people's pain and joy. It's a wonderful life. I am filled with gratitude to my God, my
parents, my family and the Church for calling me to it. And I wish to
add my voice in calling forth young people to hear the inner voice of
God calling them to serve.
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"You are a priest forever according to the order of
Melchizedek." In his homily on the day of my ordination, Bishop
Blanchette reminded me and the people who I was to be and what I was to
do. "You are a servant of the Lord Jesus and you come to minister
to His people." For over thirty years I've been trying to
understand what that means and how that is manifested in action.
Sometimes it has been as easy as breathing and other times not easy at
all.
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