Just a little info on the ages of these hard working people: The Father of this group; Michael M Dreiling  Born November 27, 1873 @ Herzog, Russia Died August 11, 1920 @ Emmeran, Kansas: age 47 (His father Michael Dreiling, born…
List of Kilian’s 16 siblings
“Here is a list of the 17 children in order of birth from “The Dinkels, A Geneology” by Florian Scheck, 1982.” We never referred to our aunts as “Aunt” or “Uncle.” We used their names or nicknames. We did however,…
Disrupting Mass “Not Good”
In 1955 my brother Paul and I worked for Father Kilian at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Ohio. One morning, while Kilian was saying mass, we were all waiting for mass to end and breakfast to begin. Looking out our second story…
Joe Smith
Our Padre The Inspiring Life and Stories of Fr. Kilian Dreiling, C.PP.S., WWII Army Chaplain Thisinspiring book about Catholic Army Chaplain Fr. Kilian Dreilingincludes first-hand accounts of General Douglas MacArthur’s PacificCampaign through the eyes of army chaplain Major Kilian Dreiling.Powerful…
Joe Smith
The “Catholic Register” in Western Kansas recently ran the pressrelease “Our Padre: The Inspiring Life and Stories of Fr.Kilian Dreiling, C.PP.S. WWII Army Chaplain”. The press releasewas identical, word for word, to the Press Release shown under “Press”on this website. …
Kilian’s pot
Still cooking! Another story about Fr. Kilian you many not have heard. Right after I graduated from college, I was home visiting the family and my mom gave me an old battered soup pot with a small wooden-handled lid. She…
“French Blood”
Napoleonic influence in Dreiling family Fr. Kilian’s grandmother on his father’s side was Barbara (Prevo) Dreiling and of French ancestry.  One story has it that a soldier was left behind during Napoleon’s ill-fated attack on Moscow. I have also heard that…
Faith that will wash
A Father’s prayer When Kilian Dreiling was born, his father Michael prayed that God would give young Kilian “faith that would wash.” By this, Michael was asking Our Lord to grant him faith that wouldn’t “wash out” like most of…