tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post2212608179137887596..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: The laborer is worthy of his wages.Byzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-49618728137991650942015-09-10T14:21:44.744-05:002015-09-10T14:21:44.744-05:00The part-time priest and distance learning models ...The part-time priest and distance learning models (like St. Stephen's course) are becoming more and more prevalent. Of course, when a parish only has one priest (as is the case with most parishes) part-time is not really an option, especially for family men.Evangelical Orthodoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619519505562369996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-25321896159748127032015-09-10T10:48:54.345-05:002015-09-10T10:48:54.345-05:00With the average student loan debt for new college...With the average student loan debt for new college graduates at about $30k, clergy salaries will become more of an issue. Even assuming no debt from seminary, a newly ordained married priest and his wife will arrive in the parish already $60k in debt. I'm not sure how many couples will be able, literally economically able, to afford to serve the Church full-time under these conditions.Fr. Gregory Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674042923019379740noreply@blogger.com