Will Our Priest Be Transferred This Year?

Bishop Murphy discusses the challenge and sense of grief parishioners experience when their pastor or resident priest is assigned to a new parish in his weekly Montana Catholic Register “Reflections” column. He offers this perspective to all those facing such a transition, “When people ask if our priest will be transferred this year, the question reveals far more than the answer of ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ It reveals an understanding of and appreciation for what the Church is as a community of faith which goes beyond any one parish or one community.”