{"id":3570,"date":"2024-06-03T14:37:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T21:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thepursuitofholiness\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2024-06-03T14:37:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T21:37:39","slug":"air-force-chaplain-candidate-celebrates-priestly-ordination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thepursuitofholiness\/2024\/06\/air-force-chaplain-candidate-celebrates-priestly-ordination\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Chaplain Candidate Celebrates Priestly Ordination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n<\/head>GARY, IN<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Father\u00a0Zachary Glick<\/u><\/a>, 2d Lt, USAFR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in his home Diocese of Gary, IN. The new priest hopes eventually to serve on active duty as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, providing pastoral care to Catholic airmen and their families with endorsement and faculties from the\u00a0Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(AMS).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFather Glick\u2019s priestly ordination was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels through the laying on of hands and the prayer of consecration invoking the Holy Spirit by Bishop\u00a0Robert J. McClory<\/u><\/a>. AMS Auxiliary Bishop\u00a0F. Richard Spencer<\/u><\/a>\u00a0concelebrated the 10:30 a.m. ordination Mass. Among those participating in the pews were the new priest\u2019s parents, Marcus A. and Joann Glick; his brother, Marcus B. Glick and wife Catherine, and extended family including two uncles who are Air Force veterans.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFather Glick, 29, is a 2013 graduate of Highland High School in Highland, IN. In 2017, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN, where in 2019 he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) Degree, also in Mechanical Engineering. In 2020 he earned a Master of Arts Degree in Philosophy and Religion from the University of\u00a0Saint Mary of the Lake\/Mundelein Seminary<\/u><\/a>\u00a0in Mundelein, IL. This year he earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.), a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (S.T.B.), and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Theology from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, MI.\r\n\r\n \r\n

<\/figure>\r\n \r\n\r\nThe new priest says he discerned his vocation his senior year in college while enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). He says, \u201cI began going to daily Mass and Eucharistic Adoration, and my realization of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in the Eucharist made me appreciate the gift of the Eucharist and of the priesthood. Getting involved with campus ministry, getting to know a joyful young priest, and beginning to read and study the Bible all greatly contributed to my discernment of my calling to the priesthood.\u201d Father Glick looks forward to priestly ministry, \u201coffering the Mass and giving the faithful the Body and Blood of Christ, helping people receive forgiveness and healing through confession, and helping people give their lives to Jesus and come close to Him.\u201d\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe eventual service of Father Glick and other Catholic chaplain candidates is greatly anticipated by the Air Force, which, like other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, continues to suffer a chronic shortage of Catholic chaplains due to attrition: priests are reaching mandatory military retirement faster than they can be replaced. Since 9\/11, the number of active-duty U.S. Military chaplains in all branches of service has fallen from more than 400 to about 200 today. While Catholics make up about 25% of the U.S. Armed Forces, Catholic priests currently account for only about seven percent of military chaplains. In the Air Force, 63 priests currently on active duty serve some 80,000 Catholic airmen spread worldwide, not counting their families, whom the priests also serve.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAt the same time, according to the\u00a0Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(CARA), the military itself continues to be a rich source of U.S. vocations. CARA\u2019s annual\u00a0Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood<\/u><\/a>\u00a0found at least 4% of the Class of 2024 has prior military experience, and at least 5% grew up in families where at least one parent served in the military, making the AMS arguably the nation\u2019s largest source of new priests. The actual numbers are certain to be higher, because only 83% of this year\u2019s ordinands (392 out of 475) responded to the survey.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe AMS is now busy tapping this resource for prospective chaplains. The\u00a0Vocations Office<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is focusing attention on active-duty servicemen expressing an interest in the priesthood, inviting more qualified candidates to consider joining the\u00a0Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program<\/u><\/a>, a vocations partnership between the AMS and cooperating dioceses and religious communities around the country. In the case of Father Glick, the partner diocese is the\u00a0Diocese of Gary<\/u><\/a>. Under the co-sponsorship agreement, Father Glick will hone his pastoral skills for three years in the Gary Diocese before acceding to active duty as a chaplain in the Air Force. Upon completion of his Air Force service, he will return to Gary to serve out his vocation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThanks in large part to the support of U.S. bishops and religious superiors, along with increased awareness and discernment opportunities, the number of co-sponsored seminarians such as Father Glick has risen from seven in 2008 to 34 today, with another half dozen set to enter the program in the fall.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe AMS, which receives no funding from the government and depends entirely on private giving, is now looking for ways to fund a fast-rising seminary bill, now projected at more than $5 million over the next five years. To support the Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program, visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.milarch.org\/donate<\/u><\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nYoung men interested in discerning a priestly vocation, and the vocation within a vocation to serve those who serve in the U.S. military, can find more information at\u00a0milarch.org\/vocations<\/a>, or may contact Father\u00a0Marcel Taillon<\/u><\/a>, AMS Director of Vocations, at\u00a0milarch.org\/vocations\/<\/a>\u00a0or (202) 719-3600.\r\n\r\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"**
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