Father Foley Discussion by Colin Spude

1. The setting is constantly changing.

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2. Father Foley has a very blessed life.
3. His uncle was also a priest.
4. Father Foley had good family ties.
5. His brother had down syndrome, but remained strong in his faith.

Q1. What is it like to give up what you know to follow God?

Q2. What is your favorite part of being a chaplain?

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Father Foley stuff

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1.  Father Foley is relatively young
2. God called Foley through a reading on Good Friday
3. He had a brother, named GT
4. GT had down syndrome
5. GT was faithful, and influenced Father Foley a lot.

1. How old are you?2. What branch of military were you in?

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Father Foley had a very faith filled childhood

Father Foley

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- The video seems joyful
- This is the story of Father Foley and how he became a priest.
- This video explains the meaning of having Christ in your life.
- Father talks about the good that you can do.
- He is showing that you can have more than one calling and that two different callings can relate in a way.

Questions:
- How do you have such good spirits in bad times?
- What motivates you to do good in the world.

Father Foley

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1. Father Foley was one of 7 kids.
2. Father Foley has a brother with down syndrome.
3. Father Foley grew up with a strong faith.
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1. His brother was a big influence on him (JT)
2. He was apart of a big family (7)
3. He first started thinking about being a priest during the Easter time.
4. He was in the army/ He celebrated mass each day no matter where he was.
5. While in the army he believed God was always on their sides.

Q1. Why did you become a priest?

Q2. Did you go to a catholic middle school/highschool?

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Father Foley

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1. JT had down syndrome and he died.
2. He was one of seven kids.
3. He went to Marquette.
4. He thought about priesthood in college.
5. He was a Chaplin in the army.

Q1 How did you surrender yourself to God?
Q2 How did you come to be a Chaplin in the Army?

Father Foley

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5 things that stand out:

1. Father Foley was influenced by his brother, J.T.
2. He was a sophomore when he was called by God
3. Father Foley became a priest
4. His uncle and other priests were with him when he consecrated the body of Christ for the first time at Mass
5. Father Foley was in the Army

Q1 - Why did you celebrate Mass every day while in Afghanistan?
Q2 - What led you to become a priest?

Father Foley/Questions

2019-11-11 18:25:38 UTC

1. Uncle is a priest
2. Chaplin in army
3. Thought about priesthood as a sophomore in college (Marquette University)
4. Brother born with down syndrome
5. Served in the military

1. Did you go to a religious elementary/high school?
2. Did you teach about the Bible while serving in the military?

Father Foley

2019-11-11 18:25:39 UTC

1. JT (brother) greatly influenced Father Foley because of his Down Syndrome.
2. He was called and gradually learned how to be a child of God instead of having an instant and dramatic call.
3. Father Foley was greatly influenced by his first time consecrating the Body and Blood.
4. He is a Chaplin in the Army.
5. While on deployment, he was still able to celebrate Mass everyday.
Question 1: Why did you become a priest in the military?
Question 2: How did you end up being friends with Chris Farley

Questions

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One question I would ask him is what it is like to grow up with a brother with down syndrome?

I would also ask what it is like to give up what you love to follow Christ?

Father Foley

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Father Foley

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1. He spent a lot of time around religion as a boy.
2. He started to think about priesthood around Easter.
3. He was in the army.
4. He celebrated mass everyday in the military.
5. He would tell people that live everyday like its your last.

1. What is your favorite sport?
2. How do you trust in God in hard times?

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1.Father Foley had a good childhood

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2. He really thought he wanted to be a priest
3. He had a brother with down syndrome but he still had a good life
4. He was in the army
5. He loved being a priest and it was the best moments of his life.

Father Foley

2019-11-11 18:26:19 UTC

1. His brother JT is very important to him.
2. He decided to become a priest while he was in college.
3. surrendering your life to Christ is always difficult.
4. Father Foley is from this area and was first assigned to a church in the Chicago area as well.
5. While he was traveling on the road he was praying to Saint Michael for protection.
Questions
1. What did you do to help you surrender your self to Christ?
2. How did you come to terms with losing some of the soldiers you were with in Afghanistan?

Father Foley

2019-11-11 18:26:19 UTC

1. He played Rugby
2. He went to Marquette
3. Started thinking about being a priest in College.
4. He was in the deplyed into Afghanistan 4 times.
5. He was preaching in many different villages.

Q1: Why did you start thinking about being a priest in college?
Q2: How long have you been a priest.

Father Foley

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1. Father Foley's uncle was also a priest
2. Father Foley went to Marquette
3. Father Foley's brother JT strongly influenced him.
4. He thought about being a priest in college.
5. Father Foley grew up in IL.
Q1- What drove you to choose priesthood?
Q2- What branch of the military did you serve?

5 things that stand out:

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- He has a brother
- His uncle was a priest
- His brother has down syndrome
- The music is nice

- He is from Chicago

Q1: How was the experience?
Q2: What was your uncle's life like?

Father Foley

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The music stands out. It was happy and inspirational
He played rugby
He had a down syndrome brother
his childhood was filled with his faith
Deployed in Afghanistan 4 times
Went to mass every day.
Born in Illinois.
favorite scripture is this is the day the lord has made be glad in it.
Q1. What was it like to grow up with J.T
Q2. What is like to be in the army and be a priest after that

Father Foley

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1. Father Foley was one of 7 children.
2. Father Foley is very joyful.
3. His brother has down syndrome.
4. God called him, he didn't call God.
5. Father Foley had a lot of struggles like wanting to be married, surrendering to Christ, and staying true to Jesus.
Q1. If you could do anything different in your life, what would you change?
Q2. What was it like to be in the army?

Father Foley: Facts and Questions

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1-Had a great childhood, grew up in IL. 2-Thought about priesthood during Easter Break. 3- Most influenced by his brother, J.T, who had Down syndrome. 4- Was in the ARMY. 5- Is from Chicago Q1- Why did you want to be a Priest? Q2- What was it liked being a Priest in Combat?

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1. Father Foley's brother has down syndrome.
2. He slowly opened up his heart to God
3.He struggled surrendering himself and had a hard time thinking about not getting married
4. Father Foley served in the military and was able to spread faith throughout other soldiers
5. He always thinks "When I don't have answers, God does."
Q1. When do you get the chance to do all the hobbies you love?
Q2. What got you interested in rugby?

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1. Father Foley had a very faith filled childhood.
2. Father Foley was very close to his brother J.T. who had down syndrome.
3. Father Foley had some difficulties when it came to deciding whether of not to become a priest.
4. Father Foley believes that giving communion to others for the first time was one of the most powerful moments in his life.
5. Father Foley was a Chaplain in the Army and went to Afghanistan 4 times.

Q1: Did any of your family members encourage you to become a priest?
Q2: Did you still want to continue to be a priest when your brother died?

Father Foley

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1- His brother had down syndrome his brother was very important to him.
2- His uncle was also a priest and help influential him
3 - He wanted to become a priest when he was in college.
4 - he worked in Afghanistan 2 he says that it made him feel closer to god.
5 - he like to carry a rosary in his hands but it was hard because his rosary would break easily
Q1 - what was it like to be a priest in combat in Afghanistan?
Q2- When your brother died did you want to keep on going in your priest hood or did you want to tack a break from it ?

His brother had down syndrom

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Father Foley

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1. He was brought up with a strong faith.
2. His brother has down syndrome.
3. His uncle was also a priest.
4. He struggled with the decision to become a priest or not.
5. He says that giving communion for the first time was very humbling. 

Q1. What called you to becoming a priest? 
Q2. What was it like to be a chaplain in the army?

Father Foley

2019-11-11 18:30:03 UTC

1. Father Foley grew up in Illinois
2. His uncle was a priest
3. His brother J.T. had down syndrome and greatly influenced him.
4. He loved the opportunity for being in the military.
5. He loves to share his faith to others.

Q1. How was the military for him?
Q2. Did combat scar him ?

Father Foley

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1. His father was a priest
2. He was a veteran

Observations

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The music really stood out to me.

His openness to talk about his life struggles stood out.

His willingness to follow God wherever it takes him stands out to me.

His knowledge of God stood out to me.

The fact that he celebrated mass every day while in afghanistan for 14 months.

Father Foley Discussion

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1. One of seven kids 2. His brother J.T. has down syndrome 3. His father was a priest 4. He was a veteran 5.He was struggling about not getting married, and surrendering himself to God and follow him Q1. Where you scared wen you went to the army. Q2. Did you ever feel that being a priest wouldn't be a good decision.

he was a army veteran and went to Afghanistan 4 times

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he got to attend mass in the army st afghanistan

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in college.

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Father Foley