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Personal Recollections of Fr. Kilian

His Time At Ft. Recovery

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Personal Recollections of Fr. Kilian No Comments

Fr. Kilian  was extremely well gifted at story telling & I never forget him telling us about a girl who was killed while trying to pick up the host during WWll. While he was with us he always loved my…

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Helping to Heal old wounds

admin August 6, 2016November 7, 2017 Personal Recollections of Fr. Kilian No Comments

letting go of post-war guilt Fr. Kilian was a great man and priest.  I knew him personally and had great respect for him.  I truly appreciate your efforts to continue his legacy. Some 25 or 30 years ago I was…

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Kilian: A “Great” Uncle

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Fr. Kilian was my great uncle, my father’s mother was his sister.  Fr Kilian spent a few summers with my family and even though I was a small child, his presence was one which commanded respect.  Gentle respect filled with…

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Fr. Kilian’s gift for vocations

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It was in January of 1941 that Fr. Kilian and another Precious Blood priest gave a two-week mission at our parish in Roseville, MI.  Of the four high school boys who served those days, the next fall three of us…

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Vocation

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I owe my vocation to Fr. Kilian. I visited him at St. Joseph College in 1949. I was 23, and myself a veteran of WWII. He said, “Tom, give it a try. You can quit anytime for the next 8…

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