#  50 Years a Vegetarian 

 





August 27, 2024

 

 

On July 31, I celebrated exactly 50 years since I became a vegetarian, when teaching at St. Xavier's School in Kathmandu.

America Magazine recently published my reflection on those 50 years, along with a much earlier reflection I published with America in 1979.

You can find both of them here:

1979: [Vegetarianism and Religion](https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/08/26/frank-clooney-vegetarianism-religion-248628)

2024: [How Being a Vegetarian for 50 Years Has Made Me A Better Catholic Priest and Teacher](https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/08/26/catholic-vegetarian-248638%20)

 ![1993 at the Astalaksmi Temple](/sites/g/files/omnuum2606/files/francisclooney/files/1993_astalaksmi_temple_chennai.jpeg)

 

I also talk about this commitment in my recent *Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story* (T&T Clark/Bloomsbury 2024)