From South Dakota-Father Chris Roussell had been a priest for three years in Louisiana when he entered into a “dark night of the soul.”
This painful internal struggle ultimately led him to leave the Roman Catholic priesthood so that he could pursue his dream of having his own family.
Louisiana was in the midst of Hurricane Katrina, and he had sheltered his mother and sister for months at his rectory.
“When they left, I felt such a profound longing for my family,” said Roussell. “Coming together to support each other during the hurricane reinforced my deep desire to start a family of my own.”
It wasn’t the first time Roussell had struggled with being a Catholic priest. Although he loved the six years he had spent studying at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, he often felt pangs of longing for the life he knew he was leaving behind: one that included a wife and children.
Emerging from his “dark night" experience after Hurricane Katrina, Roussell spoke to his bishop about leaving the Catholic priesthood.
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http://rapidcityjournal.com/lifestyles/local/longing-for-a-life-he-knew-not-former-catholic-priest/article_e6127a6a-4e8b-5b3c-ac68-935c2e4ac0c6.html
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