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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