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Fr. Scott Ernest Borgman, USA

was born in a Protestant family. My dad was a pastor. He taught me love for Scripture and prayer. Often spoke about God the Creator who loves me and has an idea in my life.

My great passion was cinema. I was interested in how a film. Fascinated by the actors. So I started studying in film school in California. At that time, I stopped reading the Bible, and rarely prayed. Already after the second year in Hollywood was creating advertising spots. I worked only 3, 4 days a week, but earned a lot of money and have a great set this. I bought a small boat and a big motorcycle. I also had a beautiful girlfriend who worked as a model. I should be happy, and yet the heart still felt that I was missing something. I could not even tell you what.

I started looking. I went back to Scripture and prayer. I've talked to many people. But among the Protestants could not find an answer. At that time, my parents decided to join the Catholic Church. It was a shock to me! After all, dad was a pastor! I did not know what to think. I remember his father's words: "only in the Catholic Church found the answers to questions that have long been looking for in my life."

About the Catholic faith did not know almost nothing. Out of curiosity, I started coming to church for Mass.. Everything was new to me. I did not understand why people even kneel. I did not know why a man dressed in strange clothes raises up the cup, and white bread. Only with time I discovered that the same characters and the same words that I knew from the Gospel. I also remember that despite these questions of the church came out of great joy and an amazing peace in my heart.
Two years after my parents accepted the Confirmation and First Holy Communion. I became a Catholic.

met many priests, monks and nuns lot. I discovered that, while not marry or not marry, they are happy. I did not fall in my head. I like a man can be happy giving up something so beautiful and good as marriage and family? Now I know that God is so great love that we give him all his life. I did. I'm happy.

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Scott was ordained a priest June 27, 2010, in Toulon, France. I was lucky enough to attend this event.

Published in Little Sunday Visitor, 06/2011

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Fr. Stanley Masilompana, South Africa

Coming from a country which until recently was divided into two worlds: white and black. Whites lived in one part of town, blacks in another. Black kids sent to their schools, whites to their own. Whites do not shop at stores where they bought the black and vice versa. And so it was with everything. These two worlds, but lived near each other, were very distant. There they met with each other, looked at each other with fear, contempt and anger.

When I was a teenager , missionary to the parish came from France, Fr. Emanuel. I could not understand why the white man to live among blacks, why he left a rich country and came to us why he left the next, to live thousands of miles from home. Slowly I discovered that there must be something more. Something that makes a missionary from Europe had the courage to cross boundaries between the world of black and white. Now I know that is not "something", but someone. It is God.

When I served Mass. , often came to my mind the question: "Maybe you'll be a priest?". But it did not take this idea seriously. I was sure that there is, because I was an altar boy. But the question returned. With time, more and more clearly and loudly. Scared i. .. I started to run. I stopped the Mass to serve. And even more rarely went to church. It seemed to me that I no longer hear the questions.

The engineering college did I all the exams without a problem. Yet I was not happy. I studied, but did not know why. Do not see the point. And then back again the question: maybe God really wants me to become a priest? I thought, if not reported to the seminary, it never I know. I have to at least try. If the priesthood is not my vocation, simply leave the seminary. I interrupted his studies. And in a seminar I discovered that the priesthood is my true vocation.

long My dad did not agree with my choice . He wanted, I started a family with a wife and children. He dreamed that I gave the name, I'm his only son. And with us is very important. Dad even stopped talking to me. It was very difficult for me. Only the ordained priests saw something in him changed. From the beginning Mass dad was very excited. His hands trembled. And when you pray with the cross, I was lying on the floor, my father wept with emotion.



Stanley --- I know the last 3 years. In Rome, live in the same college. In February 2009, we were together in Poland.

Published in Our Sunday Visitor Small , 06/2011

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Nero, emperor of the Empire , arranged a hunt for the followers of Christ living in Rome. Christians found themselves in mortal danger. Peter, the first pope, decided to escape. Scarcely had he left the city, saw a well-known profile of Human Rights. Carrying a cross. - Where are you going, Lord? - Peter asked. - I'm going to Rome - A passing replied - give up again crucify .

meeting did not last long . Fell so few words. A look of Jesus had to be piercing. He turned

. Soon after, died crucified upside down. On-site meeting with a reflection of the stone remained the feet of Christ. Trail passes. The sign of repentance. Turning point. Road record. Examination of conscience.