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Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ: Parishes Preparing Their People for…What Exactly? – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ: Parishes Preparing Their People for…What Exactly?

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By Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ, Crisis Magazine, Aug. 12, 2024

Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ, is a member of the US Eastern Province of the Society of Jesus. A professor of philosophy and theology, he has taught worldwide and is known for his classes in both rhetoric and medical ethics. He is a member of the National Ethics Committee of the Catholic Medical Association.

 

The typical Catholic parish today asks almost nothing from its parishioners, and provides very little in return.

“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat.” —Richard Marcinko, founder of SEAL Team Six

Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJOrdinarily, do untrained and unprepared people “rise to the occasion” when faced with enormous challenges? In great fiction, they often do. In real life? Well, that’s another story.

People who work in fields where error can result in death (e.g., soldiers, law enforcement, firemen, pilots, emergency doctors) will all tell you that “people don’t rise to the level of the occasion; they fall to the level of their training.” In life-or-death situations, when a split-second decision is required, if you must stop and think about what to do next, you’ve already failed. Careful training—including training under conditions of extreme stress—prepares individuals to act well in perilous situations. You can find innumerable accounts where survivors said, “My training saved me.” …

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