Uncle Eddy
Our Lady of Sorrows
Dear Dolores, I can’t tell you how deeply sorry I was to hear the news of your mother’s death. Please count on my prayers. It has been said that we
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 15, 2024
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Fr. John Bartunek, LC, S.Th.D, received his BA in History from Stanford University in 1990. He comes from an evangelical Christian background and became a member of the Catholic Church in 1991. After college, he worked as a high school history teacher, drama director, and baseball coach. He then spent a year as a professional actor in Chicago before entering the religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in 1993. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010.
He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller, Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican’s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist.
His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple.
His most recent book is Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World.
Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ.
Uncle Eddy
Triumph of the Holy Cross
Dear Tricia, Complaints, complaints, complaints. All you do is complain. You are the biggest and most voluble complainer I know. And I’d like to tell you right now that I’ve
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 14, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St John Chrysostom
Dear Chris, I have only one word for you: courage. You need courage. It seems that the whole campus is against you as you strive to be faithful to Christ,
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 13, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Ailbhe
Dear Al, I don’t have much time to write – today’s special work duty starts in a couple minutes, probably more nonsense work like breaking down boxes and putting them
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 12, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St John Gabriel Perboyre
Dear Percival, Saints grow like grapes, in bunches. Vocations are like that too. Don’t think that just because your two sisters and one of your brothers have heard God calling
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 11, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Nicholas of Tolentino
Dear Nick, It doesn’t shock me that you are so shocked. Did you really think that college culture was a bastion of holiness and virtue? Come now, even you can’t
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 10, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Melchiorre Grodziecki, St Stefan Pongracz, St Marek Krizevcanin, SJ, Martyrs of Kosice (Slovakia)
Dear Sally, I wouldn’t worry too much about the friction you’re having with some of the other Christian (and non-Catholic) groups on campus. You can work through that, I am
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 9, 2024
Uncle Eddy
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dear Bliss, I am glad you wrote me about your latest struggles. Being a convert to the Catholic faith has its own particular challenges, the one you mentioned is a
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 8, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Bega
Dear Bee, You’re dead wrong. I’m sorry to be blunt, but it sounds like nobody else is giving you solid advice, so I am bound to do my duty. Your
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 6, 2024
