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Today I am speaking with Fr Craig Vasek, a Priest of the Diocese of Crookston, MN who for the last four years has been serving at the University of Mary, in Bismarck, ND as a Chaplain of Athletics and member of the teaching faculty. 

He has a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas in Rome, as well as a Masters in Psychology from Divine Mercy University in Arlington, VA. 

Throughout his priesthood Father Vasek has worked extensively as a retreat director for the Missionaries of Charity of Saint Teresa of Calcutta in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America and just this year he was chosen as one of 50 priests nationwide as a "National Eucharistic Preacher" for the upcoming Eucharistic Revival sponsored by the USCCB. 

You will soon find out if you don’t already know that he is a man on a mission, filled with the love of Jesus and the joy and the power of the Holy Spirit.  

Are you ready? Buckle up, because by the end of this show you will learn: 

1. The critical connection between preaching and personal testimony,

2. The unique place where Fr Vasek learned a love for sacred scripture and a fervor for preaching. 

3. The difference between “giving a talk” and “preaching”. and why it’s crucial that all of our talks, preach.  

4. Fr. Vasek’s step by step process of preparing a talk or homily. 

5. How humility guides Fr Vasek to connect his speaking to a wide range and diversity of people.

Here’s a PDF of sample Speaker Notes from Fr Craig Vasek.

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