In the Year for Priests, here’s a story that reminds us the impact a priest can have on just one life:

Mickey Rourke has revealed that he was on the verge of suicide before he turned to the Catholic Church for help.

“The Wrestler” star, who battled alcohol and drug addiction for several years, claims in PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk’s new book “One Can Make a Difference: How Simple Actions Can Change the World” that a priest helped save his life.

He explained: “One day I looked in the mirror and I saw myself the way others saw me. I saw the armour and I scared the f**k out of myself.

“I did see a priest for a while, a great one who stopped me from blowing my brains out. We’d go in the basement, he’d pour me a glass of wine, we’d smoke cigarettes, and then we’d pray. But I needed a shrink too, so I forced myself to go.

“I had to learn not to let people push my buttons, find out what was triggering all this rage, and stop throwing things away. I’ve barely missed a therapy session in over a decade, and that takes willpower.”

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