{"id":15898,"date":"2021-06-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregandjennifer.com\/?p=15898"},"modified":"2021-05-30T17:10:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T21:10:17","slug":"380-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregandjennifer.com\/380-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Priests We Need to Save the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3170\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15898-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/rosaryarmy\/ADV_2021_06_14.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/rosaryarmy\/ADV_2021_06_14.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/rosaryarmy\/ADV_2021_06_14.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/rosaryarmy\/ADV_2021_06_14.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/gregandjennifer.com\/?powerpress_pinw=15898-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-d0385aeb-c6d3-444a-af50-246965bbc920\">An amazing conversation with Kevin Wells about his critically needed book, &#8220;The Priests We Need to Save the Church.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-e9dd8849-f561-4964-b108-3385405dc003\"><em>Adventures in Imperfect Living<\/em><br><strong>EPISODE 380 SHOWNOTES<\/strong> &amp; LINKS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-5f57d7a6-fbb8-40a4-9f81-14dd3c8a9f23\"><li>0:00 &#8211;&nbsp; They&#8217;ve been married for quite awhile&#8230;<\/li><li>0:36 &#8211; On this week&#8217;s show<\/li><li>1:04 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/selectinternationaltours.com\/gregandjennifer\">THANKS to our sponsor: Select Internation Tours and Cruises<\/a>  &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/selectinternationaltours.com\/gregandjennifer\"><strong>Interested in going on pilgrimage with us? 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