Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Forks in the Road

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture. June 09, 2025

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a Master’s in moral theology. Father Pokorsky co-founded both CREDO and Adoremus, two organizations deeply engaged in authentic liturgical renewal. He writes regularly for a number of Catholic websites and magazines.  See full bio.

Among the many Yogi-isms of the baseball great Yogi Berra is: “If there is a fork in the road, take it.” Good advice. Every fork gives us a choice between the way of life and the way of death. The way of life is life in the Spirit. The way of death is the arrogance of self-reliance.

The Tower of Babel account is a story of self-reliance. Humans, united by a single language, sought to build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens to make a name for themselves. They failed. In response to their pride and ambition, God confused their language and scattered them across the earth. Human pride and self-reliance apart from God lead to division and disorder. However, the Holy Spirit redirects us on the way of life. …

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