A hundred new priests by the year 2000

Bishop Murphy uses his weekly “Reflections” column in the Montana Catholic Register (MCR) to identify and discuss the qualities a young man must possess in order to be considered a viable candidate for the priesthood. Even at a time when the Church of Eastern Montana was in desperate need of new vocations, Bishop Murphy remained committed to a set of standards that would help ensure all new priests would be able to provide quality pastoral ministry.