Conflict of characters and background

Some of my readers have commented that maybe I always write positive things about married priesthood. Maybe they are right. I never intended to give a false image. I want to be sincere in my writings as otherwise they would lose all importance.

Well living with a woman, one usually understands that there are differences they way we see things and the way they see the same things. This is reflected in various aspects such as practical things: which colour one prefers for our son's room or what are we going to cook and other more important decisions such as looking after children or giving them a solid formation.

Comparing to what I have lived in the convent it was always very easy to discard other friars especially living in Rome where the community totalled 200!!! If one has a conflict just move on to something else....How could I do that now in a family of three?? (now it's five!!)

Sometimes I had to give a chance to somebody's else opinion. But bit by bit I learned that there are other ways of doing the same thing! It seems to be natural but it was not for me until living in a normal family. We had to face the consequences of our choices. We couldn't avoid each other for long. In the meantime in a family there are urgent matters all the time. We have to forget all our differences and walk together......

People started to notice that my homilies were more down to earth now. I could speak about conflicts with more confidence now!