The survey also includes two open-ended questions. Listed here
are some of the more current responses to the question,
"What do you think are the three most important qualities
needed in future priests, sisters, and brothers?"
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Sincerity,
chastity, poverty
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Devotion
to traditional catholic values/spiritual/well educated
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Devoted
faith, desire to serve the church, and a commitment to the magisterium.
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A
sensitive understanding of the human condition, an overflowing of love for
all people, and a desire to strengthen the bond between themselves and God.
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Live
as Christ lived, love, understanding.
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Humility,
courage, sanctity
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That
they strive to be Christ like, and teach by example. That they demonstrate a
joy to do their work, in other words, their enthusiasm is infectious.
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Self
service to the work of God. Self-denial. Surrendering fully to God and his
people.
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Understanding,
honesty, caring
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Sacrifice,
service, love
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Youth,
open-mindedness, and compassion.
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Deep
love and conviction in the truth of the Catholic Church. A spirit of love
for Christ and his people. Total devotion to the Church, bitterness and a
critical stance towards the Church you belong to DOES NOT engender a love
for God or does it encourage vocations.
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I
think three qualities of importance are compassion, humility and deep,
honest prayerfulness; sincere and humble personal holiness that reaches out
in an overflow of compassion to the very real Christ who lives, starkly
evident, in our neighbor.
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They
should have a very good relationship to the Trinity and to Mary, they should
pray a lot and always seek God's support and help and they should really
live their faith with joy!
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Commitment,
cooperative, endurance
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Consider
a personal relationship with God as an important and vital part of life.
Experience of God in her/his life. Willing to serve personal or material
gain for service of the Gospel and the Church.
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Love,
care, nice.
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Sacrifice,
service, love
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I
think that the important qualities needed for a future priest are their
willingness to be flexible, open to everyone, and a good listener.
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Patience,
total surrender to the will of God, good moral standing
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Humility,
charity, knowledge
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Humility,
patience, communication.
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Honesty,
compassion, caring
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Love,
obedience, and commitment to God. Love for all creation and people. Service
to others through acts of love and kindness.
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Commitment,
compassion and dedication to our church.
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A
desire to know about God. A desire to serve and worship God in all of one's
activities. A desire to serve others and do good.
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Putting
God first, then people. Be willing to care for all different people in His
Name. Solid Bible-based prayer life.
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Understanding
of their own spirituality, concern for others' needs, willing to be honest
with others about themselves.
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Faith,
hope charity-theological virtues that all should have; (scholarship is
vital, too)
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Piety,
intelligence, & leadership.
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Patience
and forgiveness.
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Patience,
patience, patience
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Commitment,
prayer, service
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Nice,
loving, caring
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Energy,
inspiration, open minds
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Piety,
charity, hope
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Loving
God, having people skills, being dedicated to the faith.
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Someone
after God's own heart, someone who has been commissioned by God to do that
sort of work, and someone who is committed to service.
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Perseverance,
encouragement, patience
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Patience,
confidence, and an open heart
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Open
mindedness, humility, patience
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Relationship
with the Lord, ability to relate to people, commitment.
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Love
of God, love of others, and love of self
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Self
discipline, love of self and others, love of God.
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Charity,
obedience, humility
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Love
of God, obedience, and an open heart
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Christian
love, flexibility, commitment
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Devotion
to Christ, compassion, prophetic voice
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Humility,
compassion, love
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Commitment,
relationship with God, openness.
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Acceptance,
encouraging, motivation
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Loyal
to the Church, able to love and see Christ in all people, put their whole
life in God's hands
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Have
a good personal prayer life. Be able to listen to others. Have a love for
helping others to salvation.
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Ability
to converse with all ages. Help all in need no matter religious persuasion.
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Fidelity
to the Church's teachings. An active prayer life and respect for the
liturgy. The ability to effectively preach the gospel.
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Good
faith foundation, love and the ability to have fun and be friendly.
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Loving
the neighbor, mercy
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Love
of God. Love and compassion for all people they're supposed to dislike
(gays, non-Christians, etc) and allow them to simply serve everyone equally.
God is fully capable of His own decisions on who He likes or dislikes. We
should just focus on that part of a person that makes them a companion in
the search for life with God.
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Dedicating
your life to prayer, celibacy, and to the Lord.
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Commitment,
single-mindedness, humility
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Love
of God more than anything else. Everything else comes out of that.
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Love
of God and Jesus, understanding of society and culture, love for others
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Humor,
compassion, honesty.
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Sincerity,
good listener, wisdom
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Orthodoxy,
orthodoxy, orthodoxy
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To
be a living example of Christ.
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Prayer
life, devotion, openness.
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Compassion,
knowledge, warmth.
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Compassionate,
committed and of course humble.
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I
believe understanding, strong faith, and love for children are needed. We
live in the new "generation alone" and children need now more than
ever a positive adult influence such as a priest or a sister.
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Love
for life, understanding, passion for God.
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Commitment,
love of the work, and charity.
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1.
Trust/faith in God (to follow always His will) 2. Determination/stoicism (to
stay steadfast in a changing world) 3. Self-awareness (to know their
strengths and weaknesses in order to improve themselves)
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Faith,
love and selflessness
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Ability
to understand problems, caring, understanding theology
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Trustworthy,
helpful, kind and reverent (so I narrowed it down to just four)
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SMILE
ON THE FACE. BE THERE WHEN NEEDED. BE A SECOND CHRIST OR A SECOND MARY
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Compassion.
Love of God. Caring
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Love,
devotion, faith
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Obedience,
loving (to least fortunate person), open to challenges
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Holiness,
personable, inspiring
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Love
of God, humility, patience
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Compassion,
love of God, caring
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To
remember that Christ is with us and present at all times. To be prayerful -
to pray about all matters in life and to ask God for assistance. Patience
i.e. To not say something upsetting to someone and without haste.
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Good
listener
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1.Openness/honesty.
2. Acceptance of the naturalness of the body. 3. JOY
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Patience,
spiritual intelligence
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Love
of Christ and the Church, strength, sacrifice self for others.
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Love
of God, love of others, caring
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Caring,
loving and compassionate
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I
think that if a person has a sincere love for Christ everything will come
into place during training and formation.
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Compassion,
love of God, tolerance.
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Prayer
life, humility, understanding
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Strong
faith, generosity, kindness
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Dedication
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The
ability to communicate clearly, the ability to befriend a community, the
ability to teach about faith while still learning themselves.
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Faith
that God is active, hope while your discerning and love of all God's
creation.
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Zeal,
commitment and constant prayer.
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Love,
faith, acceptance
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Compassion,
love of God, caring
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Compassion,
caring, love of God.
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Understanding
of the changing needs of people in modern times. Empathy to better relate to
those in their care. Be able to express their experience of God's love in
their service to others.
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Humor,
desire to serve, like people.
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Non-judgmental,
caring, social awareness
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Being
approachable, having a selfless attitude, holiness
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Compassion,
love of God, caring
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Devotion
to Jesus and MARY; Obedience to Our Holy SEE/Pope John Paul ii; Desire to
Love/Guide God's children.
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Understanding,
mercy, a demonstrated love of God and humanity
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Being
able to let God use you in any and ALL ways. A prayerful life. Patience.
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Orthodoxy,
faithfulness, humility
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All
the qualities that Christ had with his apostles, to name a few, leadership,
dedication, and love of all people.
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Someone
who can talk with people, who are totally devoted to Faith, and who can
teach.
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Faith,
love, hope
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Love
for God, total commitment to the life, and a great understanding about God
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Faith,
listening, and love
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Openness/candidness
with parishioners. High degree of love for God and his people
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A
little bit of humor, approachable, kind
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Integrity,
commitment, faith
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Humility,
an obedient heart, focus on Jesus Christ
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Compassion,
caring, open minded
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Faith,
devotion, compassion
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Telling
others of God, wanting to help others, wanting to learn more about God every
day.
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Compassion,
desire to serve, deep love for God and a desire to spread that love.
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Strong
commitment to self, to God and to community
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Holiness,
love and prayerfulness
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A
greater love for the church, holy father, Mary and the blessed sacrament.
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People
that are committed to serving others. People that help others to feel wanted
in a community. People that are sometimes more traditional, even if it's not
the popular thing to do.
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Love,
love, love
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Piousness,
to be down to earth, strong in faith and morals despite what is popular.
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Loving
attitude, willingness to help others, unselfishness
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Dedication,
ambition, care giving attitude
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Caring,
be out going, and an eagerness to serve God's people
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Personal
commitment, readiness to serve even without obligation and heart fulfillment
of purpose in life
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Love
of Jesus, joy, courage to stand up for what's right
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Enthusiasm,
connection to youth and family life
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Openly
share the Love of Christ with others, desire to change the world, willing to
be humble and follow God's will
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I
would like info on becoming a chaplain in the military also.
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On
fire with the love of Christ, compassion, desire to serve those in most need
of Christ's love.
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Orthodoxy,
committeemen, Christ-centered
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Accept
other's opinion, simplicity, prayerful
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Compassion,
enthusiasm, devotion
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Obedience,
not to lose focus and just 'do the motions,' enthusiasm.
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He
or she must be truth to his/her faith in the Roman Catholic Church. A full
understanding of the Catholic faith and our history. Follow in the footsteps
of Christ living a religious life.
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Dedication,
caring, enthusiasm about your call
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Patience,
compassion and faith
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Obedience,
devotion to our Lord, the Eucharist, the Catholic Church and Mary as our
mother, and a sincere love for all people especially the youth
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Eagerness
to learn, willingness to listen, unshakable faith, ability to love others
and reach out to them (yes I know that is four qualities, not three)
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Openness,
flexibility, compassion/love
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Devotion,
commitment, determination, a positive attitude and appreciates traditions of
the church.
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For
the priests, sisters, and brothers I think having a great sense of humor is
an excellent quality they should possess. The other two I think would be
excellent is that they should have great skills in their sermons and is VERY
involved with their community.
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Eucharist,
the want to serve everyone and a pure and contrite heart that wants to
always give to God.
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Faithfulness,
trustworthiness, compassion
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Obviously
faith. Without it what would be the point. Courage. Priests have to be a lot
like soldiers. There are times when you have to apply your will to exercise
discipline in the face of truly overwhelming circumstances to achieve an
objective. I think it also falls upon a priest to inspire courage in others.
Discipline. I mentioned discipline while expounding on the virtue of
courage. My understanding is that, sacramentally, the priest is called to
stand in to/for the person of Christ. It therefore follows that one must
pursue the practice of discipline to keep in check one's own less than
perfect nature while at the same time striving to reach the Christ-like
ideal.
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Orthodox
teachers, the quality of the tree can be tested by observing the fruits
which it produces.
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Spirituality,
that is a very close relationship with GOD. Pride, meaning, a priest, sister
etc. should be proud that he/she is part of God's 'squad' hence should not
be ashamed about it, never! Sincerity with the faithful.
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Vision,
acceptance, passion
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Compassion,
courage, and the capacity to love celibately in a life-giving way.
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Faithfulness
to God, faithfulness to God's Church and to self
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Humor
when left with nothing else. Hope for the hopeless. Belief in themselves and
those around them have none.
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Well,
it depends on what sort of vocation the person is called to, a contemplative
would probably bring different qualities than a military chaplain, but:
active personal prayer life, desire to continue to learn with an open mind,
obedience to the Church.
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Having
an open mind, dedication, kindness.
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Orthodoxy,
spiritual maturity, humility
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Tolerance,
obedience, understanding
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Celibacy
(that definitely!) seriousness and aggressiveness in urging young Roman
Catholic males in becoming a priest
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Humility,
generosity, serviability
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A
strong desire to serve all of God's people. A commitment to living out the
gospel values in community and personal living. A vitality and energy about
serving god's people through the priesthood or religious life.
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A
love and commitment to the teachings of the Holy Father and the Church.
Openess to people of all faiths/creeds. Really the same qualities that are
needed in religious today are the qualities that are needed in the future.
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Commitment,
understanding, and humor
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Commitment,
prayer life, compassion
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Honesty,
morality, knowledge in his own creences and god
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Dedication
to serve. Love for God
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A
greater love for the church, holy father, Mary and the blessed sacrament.
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Chastity,
humility, pray daily, especially to the rosary.
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Passionate
faith, profound spirituality, an scholarship
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Dedication,
youth, happiness
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A
willingness to sacrifice personal pleasures
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Compassion,
energy, and honesty
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Compassion,
multicultural, open-minded
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Traditionalism,
devotion, outreach
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Compassion,
emptiness, wisdom
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I
think they need to be non-judgmental. They need to be on-fire for their
faith. They need to be personable.
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Desire
to seek God, human maturity and wholeness, spiritually, emotionally,
sexually, etc. (or at least desire to seek this wholeness), sense of humor
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Has
a need to serve the Lord, helpful, and compassionate.
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Generous,
caring, open
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Commitment,
a strong faith, and the desire to do apostolic work in the communities.
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Personal
relationship with God, humility, compassion and accessibility.
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Compassionate,
friendly, prayerful
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Compassion,
understanding, fervor
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Knowledge
of the world, experience in the world, in money relationship and career, and
the ability to relinquish them for good.
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The
three main keys that are needed in a good priest is happiness, love what
they are doing, and not afraid what other people think.
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Perseverance,
love of God, courage
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Humility,
love, discipline
