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Jeremiah Barker is a layman of Madonna House Apostolate in Combermere, Ontario. Serving in the Maintenance Department and as a part of the formation team, Jeremiah bucks, splits, chucks, and stacks firewood, processes vegetables, cleans outhouses, takes out the compost, and shovels snow. He has contributed articles to Communio, Plough, Restoration, and Catholic Link. Jeremiah received his MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2016.
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St. Joseph and the vocation of consecrated laymen

March 18, 2025 Jeremiah Barker 5

Why be a consecrated layman, and not a priest? I am, after all, ‘available’ for the priesthood. I’m not married. Why not go ‘all the way,’ and seek ordination? As a layman in the life […]

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