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Gabriel Walker
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Kairos Yeargtwalker55.gwgmail.comParish: SS. Edward & Isidore Parish, Flintville
Birthday: January 1
Holy Name of Jesus House of Formation
2589 S. Webster Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54301-2951
Which saint should people invoke for your vocation?
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati. He knew how to meet people where they were on their
journey and bring them closer to Our Lord. Please pray I may allow Christ to work
through me to others as Frassati did.
Coffee or tea?
Coffee over tea any day as of now! The smell of coffee connects
me with many memories and experiences with friends. We will
see how and if the Kairos Year changes me.
If Jesus drove a vehicle during his public ministry, what
would it be?
Jesus would have driven an Overlanding Astro van because it
can drive on pavement, gravel, and grass to spread the Gospel.
An Overlanding Astro van has all the amenities to camp and is
capable of going off the grid in nature.
What is your ideal way to spend the Lord’s Day?
Growing up, my family always went to 8 a.m. Mass on Sundays,
so naturally I prefer to get up early and attend Mass. At St.
Mary Parish in Appleton, we gathered with coffee and donuts
after Mass. I enjoyed the social time spent with family and with
other parishioners. After spending time with the community,
I like spending time with family and friends outdoors in God’s
beautiful nature.
If you could celebrate Mass anywhere in the world, where
would you and why?
In 2018, I had the opportunity to be a team leader with a Colorado
Leadership Retreat (CLR). During the retreat, we grew in holiness
and our Catholic faith while being in the mountains of Colorado.
One day during the week, we climbed a mountain and celebrated
Mass on Twin Sisters mountain peak. If the opportunity to
celebrate Mass on a mountain peak were presented again, I
certainly would! When Fr. Matt Settle elevated the Eucharist, all
you could see was Jesus and God’s beautiful creation. I want to
be able to take Jesus to the heights!
What spiritual book or author has most influenced your
journey of discipleship?
“Is Jesus Calling You To Be a Catholic Priest?” by Msgr. Thomas
Richter is a book that contains a variety of questions a man
discerning the priesthood may be thinking or feeling. I read this
book many years ago and thought it was beneficial, but the last
time I read the book I discovered my “why.” When discerning, it is
important to know why I believe God is calling me to be a priest
and to enter formation. In reading the book and discovering my
“why,” I was able to see the Lord’s will for my life and that God
was asking me to take one step closer to becoming a priest.
The book made it simpler to reflect on the basics of his call. The
Lord is calling all of us to grow closer to him and to trust his will,
as difficult as that may be at times. Trusting God’s will has given
me the grace to be able to help others follow and trust in the
Lord’s will as well.
How is the Eucharist meant to foster unity in the Church?
The Eucharist fosters unity in the Church through being one
Bread and one Body. Jesus is the Bread of Life and the Church
is the Body of Christ. Each and every one of us is invited to have
an intimate relationship with Jesus through the Eucharist every
day, whether during Adoration or receiving Jesus at Mass.
Jesus is not just for one person or a select group of people; he
sacrificed himself for everyone. As sinners, we are all in need of
the True Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. We need to confess
our sins and long for Jesus in the Eucharist so that we can be
saved and spend eternity with Our Lord in heaven.
As Catholics, our sin and the Eucharist unite us with each other
and with Christ, and the Eucharist brings us peace. The culture
may be divided and filled with sin, but the Eucharist is the rock
that brings peace to us all. Unity and peace are gifts that have
been given to us through the Eucharist. We need to share the
unity that is given through the Eucharist with the world. Jesus
gives us the opportunity to be walking tabernacles as we go
forth with the Eucharist within us.