Restoring the Hearts of Priests w/ Matt Rudolph

Restore The Glory Podcast

Jake Khym

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 880 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

This week, Jake and Bob are joined by Matt Rudolph, co-founder of Chrism which is a ministry for priests. Matt dives into the challenges faced by priests today including a need for community, support in embracing imperfections, and formation that emphasizes personal healing. They also share their visions for a more integrated approach to the priesthood that fosters true spiritual fatherhood. Matt ends the episode by sharing how Chrism supports priests in becoming happy, healthy, and holy in their vocations.

Key Points:

Many priests experience loneliness and isolation in their ministry
Human formation is also relational, not just intellectual
Priests need to be known and not just loved by their parishioners
Formation needs to continue beyond seminary and into the priest's ministry at a parish
A thriving priesthood requires happiness, health, and holiness
Personal woundedness can impact how a priest is leading his parish

Resources:

Chrism Priest Ministries Website
Wounds Assessment - send an email to [email protected] (click here for more information)
Freedom Series for priests with the JPII Healing Center

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0:00.0	Welcome to Restore the Glory podcast.
0:07.0	My name is Jake Kim.
0:12.0	And I'm Bob Schutz.
0:13.0	We're two Catholic therapists sharing what we've learned personally and professionally to help you on the journey of restoration.
0:20.0	If you've been blessed by our podcast,
0:22.2	please prayerfully consider partnering with us on Patreon.
0:25.1	Your support will help cover the cost to produce the podcast,
0:28.3	but will also give you access to exclusive content
0:31.4	like monthly reflections and special live stream teachings.
0:35.4	Go to patreon.com slash restore the glory and join the mission of
0:40.9	experiencing the restoration of our God-given glory.
0:47.5	Hey Bob, good to see you once again. How's your day going today?
0:51.8	Going well. How are you, Jake?
0:53.6	Doing great.
0:54.5	I am excited because we are starting a series and we have a guest here with us.
0:59.4	But Bob, I want to ask you to talk a little bit about why this series, because this one's
1:05.0	been on our heart for a long time.
1:06.7	This is a major part of what our lives are dedicated to.
1:10.8	So we're starting a series here for clergy.
1:14.6	Bob, just intro us into it.
1:17.3	Yeah, it's something that we've been doing for a long time, and I know our guest has been
1:22.0	doing for the last 10 years at least.
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