SUMMARY 

On this week’s episode, join Brian as he talks to Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck, a former professional soccer player turned priest. Fr. Chase tells the story of how he discovered his calling to join the vocational life while playing as a professional soccer player in Chile and leaving it all to become a priest and mentor to the students at St. John’s Catholic Newman Center. 

Learn about how Fr. Chase learned to take the silences and turn them into opportunities to have an authentic prayer conversation with God and how our faith shapes the way we make the big decisions in life. Fr. Chase also talks about how his experiences as a freshman in college helped influence his current ministry, mentoring young adults on how to better live their faith, truthfully and authentically.

Who is Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck?

Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck is a former professional soccer player who is well known for leaving his professional sports career to pursue his vocation as a priest. He currently mentors the Newman Hall Resident Advisor team and serves as spiritual leader for the Koinonia and Freshman Retreat programs. He also helps to lead and mentor the student-athletes participating in the Catholic Illini Athletics intramural teams.

Want to learn more about Fr. Chase? Check him out here! 

Fr. Chase’s Two Truths and a Lie

1. In one day Fr. Chase ate breakfast in Amsterdam, lunch in Brussels, and dinner in Paris
2. Being ordained a priest was the most important decision of his life
3. He is the godfather of six children 

Fr. Chase’s Take Five!

1. Favorite Devotions - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel 
2. Favorite Catholic book - Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism by Scott and Kimberly Hahn, Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen, God or Nothing: A Conversation on Faith by Cardinal Robert Sarah
3. Favorite secular book/podcast - The EntreLeadership podcast, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know by Meg Meeker
4. Best Advice Ever Given - “Never make a decision based solely on money.”
5. Favorite Saint -  St. Michael the Archangel

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