priests Matthew Kuczora, C.S.C. at the blessing of his friend Brandon’s casket.
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Blessed are we who comfort the mourners The experience of a friend’s death affirms a young seminarian in his vocation.
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Matthew Kuczora, C.S.C.
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y friend Brandon was killed in Afghanistan in the spring of 2010. It was finals week when another friend called and told me that Brandon had been shot by a sniper. His commanding officer said Brandon was singled out because he was
Matthew Kuczora, C.S.C. joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 2006 and is currently studying at Moreau Seminary in South Bend, Indiana in preparation for ordination to the priesthood. Matt is expected to profess his final vows in August 2011. He is originally from Marion, Indiana.
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making improvements in the village and building connections with local tribal leaders. He chose the U.S. Marine Corps to be on the ground with his men and to make the world a better place. He died doing just that. Despite all the pain around Brandon’s death, in a way it helped confirm my new life as a member of a religious community.
How to make a life of service? Brandon and I had grown up together, and after high school he went to the U.S. Naval Academy and I went to the
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