Priesthood Satisfaction and the Challenges Priests Face: A Case Study of a Rural Diocese in the Philippines

• Main Author: Cornelio, Jayeel
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2012
• Subjects: priesthood satisfaction; Diocesan priests; Catholic priests; Catholicism; Catholic Church; Philippines; religious emotion; Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/10; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=dev-stud-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article draws from the experience of Catholic priests based in a rural diocese in the Philippines. It will be argued that their satisfaction as diocesan priests is best understood as a religious emotion in spite of the challenges they face on a daily basis. Their challenges revolve around econo...