Fr. Pieter van Rooyen

About Fr. Pieter van Rooyen

Fr. Pieter van Rooyen is Director of Graduate Seminarians and Assistant Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. He is a priest of the Diocese of Lansing and the pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ypsilanti. He holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) from the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, Italy.

Preaching Dogma Kerygmatically

Thirteen years a priest, I have often heard Catholic faithful lament that their priests and deacons “don’t preach the hard truths,” but for many years I was reluctant to listen. This wasn’t because I was hostile to truth; rather, I didn’t wa … [Read more...]