{"id":265480,"date":"2017-12-26T12:34:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T17:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleteia.org\/?post_type=post&p=265480"},"modified":"2017-12-26T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T17:34:30","slug":"watch-can-your-priest-do-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2017\/12\/watch-can-your-priest-do-this\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Can your priest do THIS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This video<\/a> <\/strong>is sweeping the Interwebs:<\/p>\n

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He may not look like\u00a0Eddie Van Halen<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Randy Rhoads<\/a>, but this dude is a legit guitar hero. Not only is Kenny Petrie the elder statesman of Mr. Spanky and the Hipthrusters, but he\u2019s also a Catholic priest.<\/p>\n

As Christmas approached, this video of a band covering\u00a0Tom Petty<\/a>\u2019s \u201cRunnin\u2019 Down a Dream\u201d started making its way around the internet. The man holding his guitar may seem unassuming at first, but once he lets loose, Father Kenneth Petrie puts on an absolute shred clinic.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

How it all came about:<\/p>\n

Approaching the Catholic Church in Braintree, Martin and Tont could hear the unmistakable sound of choir practice\u2026.but with a difference. Behind a glorious rendition of Amazing Grace they could hear fantastic licks, picking and soloing on an electric guitar. After listening to such hits as \u201cKumbaya\u201d and \u201cJerusalem,\u201d Mr Naylor took one look at the others, who both nodded in agreement. They\u2019d found their man, Father Kenneth Petrie, or as we know him, The Right Reverend Kenny. All it took to secure his services was a small commitment to attend Mass for a month and never to convert to any other beliefs. The rest as they say\u2026\u2026is History.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read on.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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