"Closeness to God, first in prayer. Be faithful to that. Closeness to our priests, being close to them. Not being a brother, but being a father, and accompany them in their ministry. Being close to the people of God, whom we serve. It's something that since becoming a bishop, as a priest I was doing."
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Former seminary teacher to bishop of Hartford: seminarians discern for the right reasons (December 18, 2019)
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