Among his media appearances are the
National Catholic Register, where he’s
been interviewed several times by wellrespected reporter Edward Pentin; the
public radio show Interfaith Voices, where
he debated Episcopalian Bishop Gene
Robinson on euthanasia; and EWTN’s
Morning Glory radio show, where he often
appears as the program’s “Godly counsel”
(the hosts’ term for the in-studio priest
du jour). He’s also been on PBS’s Religion
& Ethics Newsweekly, written an opinion
article for the Washington Post, commented
on EWTN News Nightly, and appeared on
the Fox Business Channel and NewsMax’s
The Hardline.
TWEETS BY FR. PETRI
Beyond the mainstream media, Fr. Petri
is a prolific tweeter (@PetriOP) with well
over 5000 followers. He acknowledges
that Twitter can have its challenges: “The
problem with Twitter is that it takes twenty
tweets to make all the right distinctions.”
He insists, however, that priests must be
on social media, saying that it is the new
public square. “It is clearly being used as a
way to exchange ideas, exchange thoughts,
to engage in conversation, and the priest
should be there because people are there.”
Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P., with host Gloria Purvis and
Executive Producer Alyssa Murphy on EWTN
Radio’s Morning Glory. Host Brian Patrick (not
pictured) was also present.
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