The National Catholic Educational Association has announced that Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, author of several books, including Why Priests are Happy and The Joy of Priesthood, was awarded the 2013 Pope John Paul II Seminary Leadership Award at the 2013 National Catholic Education Association Conference in Houston, Texas. The award is given for outstanding service on behalf of priestly formation in the United States and Canada.

In announcing the honor, the Rev. Msgr. Jeremiah McCarthy, executive director of the NCEA Seminary Department, said, “Msgr. Rossetti has provided invaluable service to the Roman Catholic Church and to the U.S. priesthood in helping us better understand the highs and lows of priests through his work at St. Luke’s Institute and by research into healthy, happy priests. This information is aiding seminaries in developing screening tools to identify men not suited for priesthood and to improve ministerial formation programs to form happy, healthy and holy priests. The NCEA Seminary Department is delighted to confer this honor upon him.”

Read the complete press release from NCEA.