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Meet the Pastor

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     My name is Nick Radloff.  I was born in 1985 to Ron and Mary Radloff.  My childhood years were spent in Cascade and Charles City before eventually moving to Dyersville, which I consider my home.  I’m the youngest of two with my sister living in Minnesota with her husband and daughter.  In 2003, after graduating from Beckman High School in Dyersville, I went on to Saint Louis University to study Aerospace Engineering.  After graduation in 2008, I commissioned in the Air Force and spent seven and a half years as a navigator specializing in Combat Search and Rescue.  I began Pre-Theology studies at Saint Pius X Seminary in Dubuque in January of 2016.  

      I don’t ever recall a specific person telling me, “You should consider the priesthood.”  What I did have, however, was a group of great Catholic friends, both ordained and lay, who showed me how great a life of service to the Church could be and indirectly made me consider it.  Through their example and friendship, they allowed me to come to the decision on my own and find my own path without external pressure in my discernment.  I’m grateful for my friends that didn’t push me towards or away from the priesthood.  This allowed me to make a decision that I know I wanted and not what others wanted for me.  That’s not to say that men shouldn’t listen to those who invite them to consider the priesthood.  If someone recognizes that you might make a good candidate, listen to them and give it some thought.  Also, just because you’re not specifically invited to consider it, that doesn’t mean you’re not called.
 



Christ Our Hope Cluster Office: 110 Commercial Ave, PO Box 205, Protivin, IA 52163, 563-569-8259
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