Priest moonlights behind the bar

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

During his off-hours William Dailey mixes cocktail behind a bar.

In his day job, he is a priest and lawyer who is currently the Thomas More Fellow at Notre Dame’s Center for Ethics & Culture.

He says a bar offers a similar sense of community as a church.

“A bar with a good community of regulars is a place to find laughter in good times, consolation in bad times, and advice in confusing times.” continue reading

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