Disillusioned Catholic who became Rapping Priest

Friday, February 20th, 2015

A young Catholic priest who enjoys rap music had a few confessions about his faith and his music: He didn’t like the Catholic Church as a youth, and he doesn’t want to simply be known today as the Rapping Priest.

Ascension Press just released a vocations video featuring Fr. Joshua.

“I Will Follow”, is a short film created to encourage men to consider a vocation to the priesthood.

It is an excerpt from Altaration: The Mystery of the Mass Revealed, which presents the Mass and the priesthood to Catholic teens. Watch video

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Tags: Priesthood, rapping priest, Vocations

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