An encouraging work on the status of the priesthood and the Church today, The Unchanging Heart of the Priesthood: A Faith Perspective on the Reality and Mystery of Priesthood in the Church by Fr. Thomas Acklin, O.S.B., provides an authentic teaching on the important vocation of the priesthood.

Both the priest and layperson will find The Unchanging Heart of the Priesthood an instructive text. Its chapters include:

• The Unchanging Heart beneath the Changing Face
• The Servant Heart of the Priest
• The Human Heart in the Divine Plan
• The Afflicted Priestly Heart: Sexual Misconduct and Homosexuality
• The Unchanging Priestly Heart: Celibacy and Intimacy
• The Ever-Expanding Priestly Heart: Priestly Spirituality and Renewal