The Tablet Staff

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, auxiliary bishops and more than 170 priests gathered at the Immaculate Conception Center May 7, for an afternoon of fraternity, prayer and reflection. Theology professor, author and lecturer, Father Romanus Cessario, O.P., pictured above right, presented a reflection on the gift and mystery of the priesthood titled “Catholic Priests: Indispensable and Irreplaceable.”