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Reclaiming Our Priestly Character offers a review of the present crisis surrounding priestly identity through careful theological scholarship and a wise and practical spirituality, providing a clear path toward the renewal of the priestly character.

AN ESSENTIAL BOOK FOR EVERY
PRIEST AND SEMINARIAN

Father David L. Toups, S.T.D.

About the Author

Fr. David L. Toups, ordained in 1997, is a priest of the Diocese of St.Petersburg, Florida. He attended both the Gregorian and Angelicum Universities receiving his doctorate in dogmatic theology in 2004. He has served as parochial vicar, seminary professor and dean of students, and is currently working in Washington, D.C., at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as the Associate Director of the Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations.

About the Institute for Priestly Formation

The Institute for Priestly Formation was founded to assist bishops in the spiritual formation of diocesan seminarians and priests in the Roman Catholic Church.  The Institute responds to the need to foster spiritual formation as the integrating and governing principle of all aspects of priestly formation.  Inspired by the biblical-evangelical spirituality of Ignatius Loyola, this spiritual formation has as its goal the cultivation of a deep interior communion with Christ; from such communion the priest shares in Christ’s own pastoral charity.  In carrying out its mission, the Institute directly serves diocesan seminarians and priests as well as those who are responsible for diocesan priestly formation.

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Institute for Priestly Formation and our programs,
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Rev. Richard Gabuzda
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Here's what Catholic Leaders are Saying about Reclaiming Our Priestly Character

“If the priesthood is to be renewed - and it surely must be - the renewal must take the form described by Father Toups. With clarity, simplicity, and a thorough mastery of the literature, he shows that the essence of the ministerial priesthood consists in the sacramental character that configures the ordained to Christ the High Priest.”

Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.

“Father David Toups has written a most valuable and spiritually enriching reflection on today's priesthood […] I could not recommend this work more highly.”

Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien

“The renewal of a humble, grateful confidence in their call and identity is a top priority for us priests today. This excellent work really helps, and is worthwhile spiritual reading.”

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan

“In Reclaiming Our Priestly Character, Father David Toups links a careful theological study of priesthood with a wise and practical spirituality. This rare and much needed synthesis will greatly benefit priests, seminarians, indeed, anyone in the Church who cares about the renewal of the priesthood.”

Fr. Louis J. Cameli, S.T.D.

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