Uncle Eddy
St Clelia Barbieri
Dear Barbie, Just one month until you begin a whole new chapter of your life. Right now the pages are blank; soon you will begin filling them with the tale
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 13, 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 John Gualbert
Dear Al, I can’t tell you how delighted I was to receive your latest email. I was a little bit worried that working all summer for the Department of Forestry
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 12, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Benedict
Dear Ben, Your namesake would not be happy with you. Just because it’s “natural” to feel certain urges doesn’t mean it’s healthy to follow them. Please pause for a minute
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 11, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Rufina and Secunda
Dear Connie, You won’t believe this, maybe, but it’s true nonetheless: your sufferings make me suffer even more than yourself. I know that your fidelity is costing you a lot
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 10, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
Dear Cora, It seems so long ago that you were on the fellowship in Europe and rediscovered Christ’s love, its power and its tenderness. I know. But it wasn’t that
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 9, 2024
Uncle Eddy
The Martyrs of Shanxi
Dear Marty, Discerning your vocation is not a question of mapping out your entire life. That’s what the devil wants you to think it’s about. No one can map out
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 8, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Maolruain
Dear Mary, You know that I don’t like to be harsh, but under the circumstances I feel obliged to tell you bluntly that you are wasting your time. Wasting, i.e.
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 7, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Godeleva of Ghistelles
Dear Stella, Now you can see how your patience and virtue have been rewarded! You built up a true friendship with Bill, based on common values and constructed through engaging
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 6, 2024
Uncle Eddy
St Athanasius the Athonite
Dear Nathan, I think you are misinterpreting St Ignatius. True, he did compare perfect religious obedience with the obedience of a corpse to its undertaker, but every simile has its
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
July 5, 2024
