Father john catoir biography
Father john catoir biography
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ABOUT US
EARLY YEARS and CHILDHOOD - By Fr. John Catoir
I am the son of Jack Catoir and Kitty Caslin -- born a year after they were
married in New York.
Growing up as a boy I was interested in sports, having fun, and being free.
My father was an athlete and enjoyed raising me over his head on one hand! My Dad promised
he would never drop me, and he never did!
I think that's how I learned to trust my Father in
heaven. My sister, Cathy, and I, were raised in a loving family where God, home and country
were important.
I did become an Altar boy, and loved it, but I mainly did it to get out of school when there was a
funeral.
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I joined the Boy Scouts and set my sights on becoming an Eagle Scout. When I was
sixteen my mother pinned the Eagle Scout medal on me. It was a great day.
In high school the stirrings to become a priest began, but I repressed them.
I wanted to make
God the center of my life, but I wanted to get married and have a family in the pr