In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Father Jonathan Slavinskas, also known as “The Priest,” for the first time in over twenty years.

We sit down on the porch of St. Bernard’s Church in Worcester, Massachusetts, for an honest, unfiltered conversation about where life has taken us since we last spoke. What starts as a nostalgic reunion quickly turns into a thoughtful discussion about faith, purpose, health, service, and personal growth.

We reflect on growing up Catholic in Worcester, the path to the priesthood in a modern world, community leadership, addiction recovery, mental health, and what it means to help others while continuing to work on yourself. The conversation is funny, grounded, deeply personal, and full of unexpected moments.

This episode is about what happens when you unpause the past and allow space for reflection, growth, and reconnection.

Topics include

• Growing up Catholic in Worcester
• Becoming a priest in the modern world
• Faith in the age of technology
• Mental health, addiction, and healing
• Community service and personal purpose

Recorded at St. Bernard’s Church on Lincoln Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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20 Year Timeout is a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not spoken to in over twenty years to see what time has done to our stories.

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