"Earlier this week, I spoke at the convocation of priests in the Diocese of Cleveland, and my keynote was entitled, “Reawakening our Pastoral Hearts by Rediscovering the Church’s Best-Kept Secret” — which isn’t really a secret at all.

It is, really, something hiding in plain sight — but a quality that is too often lacking in our ministries, our preaching, and most significantly, in our public presence on social media.

It is: joy. 

As I noted in my talk:"

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