gregory peck plays a priest , who is presumably a failure in his first two assignments. he is said to be a missionary in china. and yet, he ends up touching the hearts of many people. the lives of many people through his gentleness, through his humility and his authenticity. he embodies the best of the priesthood. even though it is a fictional character, he is the best of vincent de paul and so many others who embodied the best of what it is to pattern their lives after the heart of the lord. learn from me, for i am gentle and humble of heart . if a person with the kind of heart touches the soul of another human being, he is a success as a priest. he is a success in what matters to god. >> reasonably, i have been think about success and on one hand i would say every day is successful and that as father kennedy was saying, the job of a priest is to offer the sacrifice of the mass and every single day i offer the sacrifice of the mass for the glorification of god the father and the salvation of souls. i can say every single day is successful. on another level, what does th