Uncle Eddy
St Ignatius Loyola
Dear Laura, I sympathize with you… kind of. I mean, you were the one who accepted the job, and you knew what it involved. I can’t imagine that it’s as
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 31, 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 Leopoldo Mandic
Dear Manny, I am glad you asked. It shows that your soul is still alive. Your long silence had been filling me with doubts about that. It’s kind of an
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 30, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Martha
Dear Marty, By now I am sure you have found your rhythm at work. You may even be starting to feel that healthy pleasure that comes from mastering new techniques
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 29, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Pedro Poveda Castroverde
Dear Pete, There’s no need to second-guess yourself. Sure, your friends who took jobs on Wall Street and Madison Avenue are busy buying power clothes and getting into the swing
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 28, 2024
Uncle Eddy
The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
Dear Susie, In all honesty, I would sincerely respect your decision to abandon the Church – if you were doing it for reasonable reasons. But a good-looking, flirtatious, pagan lifeguard
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 27, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Joachim and St Anne
Dear Jack, One of the things that comforts me most in this prison of a cubicle is days like today, when we celebrate the memory of obscure saints. Maybe it’s
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 26, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St James the Greater
Dear Jim, So the little urchins are getting on your nerves, eh? Then now is the perfect time to be like Christ. Your role as a camp counselor is to
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 25, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Kinga
Dear Connie, I am sorry to hear that you feel so alone among the aristocrats. It is a heavy cross to have to spend a summer, which should be a
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 24, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Phocas the Gardener
Dear Phil, I’m afraid I can’t take enough time to write you a proper email on your birthday today – I have just been notified that some special interrogations will
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 23, 2024
