This website provides weekly reflections on the profound grace that priests encounter in the course of their day-to-day life and work.

We hope this project assists those discerning a vocation to the ordained priesthood. We also hope that our words serve as a source of spiritual encouragement for all who share in the priesthood of Christ, lay or ordained.

"Priesthood from the Inside Out" is written by two Roman Catholic priests from a rural diocese in the Western United States. One of us, "Fr. Matthias," is recently ordained, the other, "Fr. Luke," is nearing retirement. We use pseudonyms to maintain focus on the grace of God.

Please note that our posts are amalgams of various pastoral settings, not necessarily of specific descriptions of a specific event or encounter. We employ techniques of creative nonfiction, blending observation, imagination and contemplation to craft brief essays of spiritual insight.   

Reflecting the lives of many of our parishioners, we see ourselves as blue-collar grunts in steel-toe boots...and Christ as our Foreman: "When the Master arrives, say to Him, 'We are simply your servants. We have done no more than our duty.'" (Luke 17:10)

Please keep us in your prayers as we remember you, our readers, in ours!