Parish Priests’ Anxieties: Leading Christian Discipleship Today

In the quiet sanctuaries of parish churches, priests stand as shepherds of Christian discipleship—a call to follow Christ through community, moral formation, and spiritual growth. Yet, in today’s world, this ancient vocation is fraught with profound anxieties. Drawing from Michel Foucault’s analysis of disciplinary societies and Gilles Deleuze’s vision of emerging “societies of control,” modern society presents a tidal...