"A Priest Looks at 45" | May 31, 2026

About this episode

Monsignor Don Wolf reflects on his 45 years of priesthood, sharing memories and insights from his journey since his ordination in 1981.

A life can turn on a single promise, and you rarely understand it on the day you make it. Monsignor Don Wolf looks back to 1981, when he was ordained a Catholic priest at Our Lady’s Cathedral in Oklahoma City, then walks forward through 45 years of priesthood with the kind of detail only memory and gratitude can sharpen: a hot, humid day, a cranky air conditioner, and the strange feeling of realizing how fast decades pass. ************ Father Don Wolf is a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklaho...

People in this episode

Host: Monsignor Don Wolf

Topics covered

• priesthood
• Catholic Church
• personal reflection
• faith journey
• memory
• gratitude

Keywords

• priesthood
• Monsignor Don Wolf
• Catholic
• Oklahoma City
• ordination
• faith
• memory
• gratitude

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

Places: Our Lady’s Cathedral

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