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chicago
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The recently passed, Fr. Emil Stec. A very good a humble, caring, priest. An excellent confessor.
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rayne89
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Our priest in fantastic. He’s young and energetic. He knows how to explain church teaching wonderfully. He works tirelessly for our parish. He is loyal to the magesterium. Confession is available everyday before Mass. And everytime I see him he looks so happy, he’s always got a smile on.
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OutinChgoburbs
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Our priest- and he is the only one we have in our parish- gets up every weekday morning except Monday, early in the morning, and celebrates Mass for us, his people, at 7AM. He has a homily prepared on the readings, EVERY DAY, one that actually ties into the Readings, and not “canned” from the Internet. On Monday, he could have instead a Communion service with the deacon (we have one deacon as a pastoral associate, and he’s technically on loan from another parish) or even a Eucharistic minister, but calls for a priest from a nearby abbey. One day a week, he turns around and does it again for the parish school community. He’s done this for years.
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Would you believe people complain?
This man of God has to do everything under the sun to keep the place running, with a very, very small staff. I have heard the comment, “Well, it’s the luck of the draw, and we got him.” 
How about the Divine Providence that brought him here, and he got ALL OF US, a diverse parish over over 900 families with some of the biggest, laziest gripers I have ever witnessed? The poor man’s only fault is that he is a good priest, and he wants to see everybody in the parish happy. :clapping:
Other parishes of the same size around us have at least two, and even three, priests. He not only does all that on his own, but holds a chaplaincy for a municipal department.
Oh- and he is a good confessor, too.
He has confession hours about three hours a week. On the surface, that doesn’t look like much. However, it’s a lot more than some of the parishes around here with more priests, unless somebody wants to take the Metra to Chicago and hit the boxes at St. Peter’s in the Loop. He is also available by appointment.
Did I mention he cares for an elderly parent in the rectory and gets very little respite care?:angel1:
Did I mention he manages to visit each of the classrooms in the parish school once a week, and usually teaches a class of Religion a week per class?:bible1:
And he claims he does not know why the bishop selected him to be a pastor, as he claims he’s not very good at it.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo- we are blessed where we are, and he would be angry with me if I mentioned his name or the name of our parish (although it would bring more people into the school, and we are really trying to grow it).
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Would you believe people complain?
This man of God has to do everything under the sun to keep the place running, with a very, very small staff. I have heard the comment, “Well, it’s the luck of the draw, and we got him.” How about the Divine Providence that brought him here, and he got ALL OF US, a diverse parish over over 900 families with some of the biggest, laziest gripers I have ever witnessed? The poor man’s only fault is that he is a good priest, and he wants to see everybody in the parish happy. :clapping:Other parishes of the same size around us have at least two, and even three, priests. He not only does all that on his own, but holds a chaplaincy for a municipal department.
Oh- and he is a good confessor, too.
He has confession hours about three hours a week. On the surface, that doesn’t look like much. However, it’s a lot more than some of the parishes around here with more priests, unless somebody wants to take the Metra to Chicago and hit the boxes at St. Peter’s in the Loop. He is also available by appointment.Did I mention he cares for an elderly parent in the rectory and gets very little respite care?:angel1:
Did I mention he manages to visit each of the classrooms in the parish school once a week, and usually teaches a class of Religion a week per class?:bible1:
And he claims he does not know why the bishop selected him to be a pastor, as he claims he’s not very good at it.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo- we are blessed where we are, and he would be angry with me if I mentioned his name or the name of our parish (although it would bring more people into the school, and we are really trying to grow it).
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Bootoo
Guest
At my church we have a retired priest who often gives the Saturday night Mass. He is clearly in his 80s now, but continues to do so 1-2 times a month. He has a smile that lights up the church when he walks in. His sermons are very clear, and very educational (I have learned much of what I know about my religion, in my 30s and 40s, from this man). He is a delight!
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James_2_24
Guest
I am a senior in college and I’m graduating in about a week. My parish priest gave me a job at the parish to help me out through college. Although he couldnt’ give me health insurance, he was always there when I was in trouble.
He once paid my ER visit when I got sick. It amounted to 1,300.00. He called the hospital arranged a deal and told me “don’t worry, it’s taken care of”.
He knew I was a struggling student, so many times he would leave a note in my office on my seat… it said, “go eat”… next to it was an envelope. This happened several times… sometimes the envelope at 10,20,30 dollars in it.
One day I was walking in the parking lot after Mass, it was in the middle of a long, hard semester… He said, "When’s the last time you took your girlfriend (now fiance) out to dinner? I said, “I don’t know Father, its been so long. The semester is crazy.” He pushed a $100.00 bill in my hand and said, “Go call her up and take her.”
He constantly calls me to check on my health (i’m not in very good health and haven’t been for some time).
It is not just me, he helps all kinds of people at the parish in the same way. People know his sincerity and concern, so they just often give him money… 100.00 here and 100.00 there… He turns around and helps people in need with it.
He once paid my ER visit when I got sick. It amounted to 1,300.00. He called the hospital arranged a deal and told me “don’t worry, it’s taken care of”.
He knew I was a struggling student, so many times he would leave a note in my office on my seat… it said, “go eat”… next to it was an envelope. This happened several times… sometimes the envelope at 10,20,30 dollars in it.
One day I was walking in the parking lot after Mass, it was in the middle of a long, hard semester… He said, "When’s the last time you took your girlfriend (now fiance) out to dinner? I said, “I don’t know Father, its been so long. The semester is crazy.” He pushed a $100.00 bill in my hand and said, “Go call her up and take her.”
He constantly calls me to check on my health (i’m not in very good health and haven’t been for some time).
It is not just me, he helps all kinds of people at the parish in the same way. People know his sincerity and concern, so they just often give him money… 100.00 here and 100.00 there… He turns around and helps people in need with it.
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dwc
Guest
Our pastor loves mass. He is joyful and energetic and filled with the Holy Spirit. I’m grateful that our kids get to receive their first sacraments from him and learn to be alter servers with him. His true belief in the eucharist and joy in celebrating it is a wonderful thing to behold.
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