Nobody intentionally welcomed us in. Nobody reached out to us. Nobody initiated a relationship with us. We tried to get our foot in the door and were pushed out. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon experience for those trying to crack into a new Catholic parish. Even so...
In my last post, I asked Catholic lay professionals what they wanted their pastors to know. So, I thought it only fair that I let the priests have a turn. Therefore, I recently surveyed (anonymously) some of the priests that I know and asked them the following question:
"What do you want your staff (lay Catholic professionals in parishes / dioceses / schools / etc.) to know, but either you have never told them or you don't think you "could" say it?"