Uncle Eddy
St Monica
Dear Monique, I don’t see why you have to give up on your professors. You just started classes! What did you do, make a list after your first week and
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 27, 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
St Teresa of Jesus Ibars
Dear Elyria, It’s a good sign that you’re racking your brains to come up with an apostolic idea acceptable to all sensibilities in the Catholic Student Association. It shows that
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 26, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Joseph Calasanz
Dear Carl, I shall, without doubt, be keeping you in my prayers. You certainly have a lot cut out for you this year, not the least of which is full
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 25, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Bartholomew
Dear Nate, I don’t have much time (they’ve started forcing me to do physical labor now, so my schedule is less flexible; as regards types of suffering, I kind of
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 24, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Philip Benizi
Dear Nicki, I think you have set yourself a false dilemma. Just because you think you may have a vocation to the consecrated life doesn’t mean you should lay off
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 23, 2024
Uncle Eddy
The Queenship of Mary
Dear Regina, Am I wrong, or have you been reading Harlequin Romances again? You gave yourself away in your last email – to say that you are “positively and passionately
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 22, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Pius X
Dear Pia, So you’re finally off to college. It’s sounds like a cliché, but truly it seems like just yesterday when your mother was toting you around in that lavender
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 21, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Bernard
Dear Ernie, You underestimate the power of love. Let me say it again: you are UNDERESTIMATING the power of Christian love! The world is made of societies, societies are made
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 20, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz
Dear Zeke, I can almost hear the tremble in your voice as I read over your note. I wonder if it’s from excitement, or nervousness, maybe a little fear, maybe
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 19, 2024
