Spirit of Acadiana: The Fathers of our "Fathers"

PATRI THE VERY ESSENCE OF THEWORD FATHER CAN TAKE ON MANYFORMS IN TONIGHT’S SPIRIT OFACADIANA SCOTT BRAZDA VISITSWITH TWO ACADIANA PRIEST FORDISCUSSION ABOUT THE FATHERS OFOUR FATHERS.LOOKING FOR KIND OF A DIFFERENTANGLE DURING THIS FATHER’S DAYWEEK AND ASIDE FROM THEBIOLOGICAL FATHERS THE ARTBRASSES OF THE WORLD.I THOUGHT ABOUT THE OTHER MEN WECALL FATHERS OUR PRIESTS WHATEFFECT DID THEIR FATHERS HAVE ONTHEM?SO MY FATHER VERY TALENTED MANNYAS A MAN CAVE AT HOME WITH A LOTOF TOOLS I TRY TO STAY OUT OFTHERE BECAUSE WHEN I GET AROUNDHIS TOOLS IT’S TROUBLE.IT’S NOTHING NOTHING EVER GOOD.I JUST DON’T THINK BEFORE I ACTAND I END UP ACTING AND THENTHINKING AFTERWARDS AND USUALLYTHINGS GET BROKEN AND HE HAS TOCLEAN UP THE MESS FATHER MICHAELDELCAMS THE PASTOR OF SACREDHEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCHAND BROUSSARD.HE’S WELL AWARE OF THE PURE LOVETHAT HIS DAD SHOWED THEDELCAMBRE FAMILY.HE SACRIF SO MUCH.IT WAS NEVER ABOUT HIM.IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT MY MOM ANDABOUT US AND AS A PRIEST I AMCONSTANTLY CHALLENGED TOSACRIFICE LIKE TO GIVE THEMMYSELF AND TO BE SACRIFICIALLIKE IN THE PRIESTHOOD.I THINK I’M DEFINITELY INSPIREDBY MY DAD.FOR A DOZEN YEARS FATHER CHESTERARSON WAS GUIDED HIS FLOCK ATSAINT JOHN CATHEDRAL AND WHEN ITCOMES TO THINKING OF OTHERS, HETAPS ON THE FOUNDATION LAID BYHIS LATE FATHER.HE ALWAYS TAUGHT US.REMEMBER THE POOR REMEMBER THATTHOSE WHO ARE NOT PRIVILEGE ANDWE HAVE A DUTY WITHIN OURCALLING IN OUR EXISTENCE TOALWAYS BE THAT LIGHT FOR THEMAND TO WALK WITH HIM IN JOURNEYWITH THEM WHEN FATHER CHESTER ORHIS SIBLING STUMBLED MR.ARCENEAUX ALSO IMPLEMENT.IT AND EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCEAWAY TO HOLD HIS CHILDRENACCOUNTABLE.HOW DID YOUR CHOICE AFFECTEDGOD?HOW DID IT AFFECTED YOUR FAMILYLIFE?HOW DID IT AFFECT YOUR FRIENDSAND THE COMMUNITY WE HAD TOSPELL IT OUT OF HOW THAT MISTAKEOR THAT CHOICE AFFECTED GREATERBODY THAT EXISTED.FROM FATHER TO WELL FATHER THELESSONS LEARNED THE LESSONSLEARNED AND THE EXHIBITION OFADMIRABLE HUMAN QUALITIES.HE’S NOT GOING TO CLAIM TO HAVEIT ALL TOGETHER.AND SO I ADMIRE MY DAD’SSIMPLICITY IN HIS HUMILITY WHENIT COMES TO TO RECOGNIZING THATHE IS NOT GOD AND THAT THERE ISONE AND HE NEEDS HIM.