Fr. Tom Hurley, Chicago ke ek prasiddh Catholic priest, apne samarpit seva aur samuday ke prati apni nishtha ke liye jane jate hain. Unka jeevan aur karya, vishesh roop se Chicago ke Old St. Patrick’s Church mein, bahut se logo ke liye prerna ka strot raha hai. Aaj, hum unke jeevan, unki sevayen, aur vartaman mein unki sthiti par vistar se charcha karenge.
Prarambhik Jeevan aur Shiksha
Fr. Tom Hurley ka janm Chicago ke south side mein ek Irish Catholic parivar mein hua. Unhone apni prarambhik shiksha Marist High School se prapt ki, jahan se unhone 1985 mein snatak kiya
Unka parivarik jeevan aur samudayik sanskar unke dharmik jeevan ke prerna srot rahe hain.
Old St. Patrick’s Church Mein Seva
Fr. Hurley ne apne jeevan ka ek mahatvapurn hissa Chicago ke Old St. Patrick’s Church mein bitaya. Yah church, jo Chicago ke West Loop kshetra mein sthit hai, apni samudayik gatividhiyon aur samarpit samarthan ke liye prasiddh hai
. Fr. Hurley ne yahan 24 varshon tak seva di, jismein 2007 se lekar unke padatyag tak mukhya pastor ke roop mein unka yogdan shamil hai. Unke netritva mein, Old St. Patrick’s Church ne kai naye kariyakram aur sewayen shuru ki, jo samuday ko ekjut karne aur aadhyatmik vikas mein sahayak rahe.
Vyaktigat Chunautiyan aur Padatyag
2019 mein, Fr. Hurley ne apne vyaktigat jeevan aur seva ke madhya santulan banaye rakhne mein kathinaiyon ka samna kiya. Ek matr full-time priest ke roop mein, unhone apne upar atyadhik dabav aur thakan mehsoos ki. COVID-19 mahamari ke prarambh mein, unke pita ka stroke hua aur 19 March 2020 ko unka dehant ho gaya
In sab chunautiyon ke karan, Fr. Hurley ne March 2021 mein apne pad se isteefa dene ka nirnay liya, taki ve apne swasthya aur aadhyatmik jeevan par dhyan kendrit kar saken.
Marist High School Mein Wapsi
Apne padatyag ke baad, Fr. Hurley ne apne alma mater, Marist High School, mein wapsi ki. Yahan, ve Vice President of Advancement and Ministry ke roop mein karya kar rahe hain
. Is pad par, ve vikas aur dharmik kariyakramon ko agrasar karne mein mahatvapurn bhumika nibhate hain, aur vidyalay ke chhatron aur samuday ke sath apne anubhav aur gyaan ko sanjha karte hain.
Vartaman Mein Seva aur Yogdan
Marist High School mein apne padon ke atirikt, Fr. Hurley vartaman mein Chicago ke vibhinna girijagharo mein Sunday Masses padate hain. Udaharan ke liye, Old St. Patrick’s Church mein ve 5 baje shaam ki Sunday Mass ka netritva karte hain
. Is tarah, ve apne samuday ke sath jude rahte hain aur apne dharmik kartavyaon ko nirantar nibhate hain.
Samudayik Prabhav aur Lokpriyata
Fr. Hurley ki vyaktigat kahani aur seva unhe Chicago ke Irish samuday mein ek lokpriya vyakti banati hai. Unka samarpan aur seva bhav, vishesh roop se yuva logon ke beech, unhe ek prerna srot banata hai. Unke pravachan aur vyakhyan logon ko aadhyatmik roop se prerit karte hain, aur unka vyaktitva samuday mein ekta aur sadbhav ka pratik hai.
Niji Jeevan aur Ruchi
Apne dharmik kartavyaon ke atirikt, Fr. Hurley ek utsahi marathon daudak hain, aur unhone 15 se adhik marathons mein bhag liya hai, jismein Dublin Marathon bhi shamil hai
. Iske alawa, ve Catholic League High School aur grammar school basketball aur football khelon mein referee ke roop mein bhi seva dete hain, jo unke yuvaon ke prati samarpan ko darshata hai.
Nishkarsh
Fr. Tom Hurley ka jeevan aur seva ek aise vyakti ki kahani hai jo apne samuday aur dharmik kartavyaon ke prati poori tarah samarpit hain. Old St. Patrick’s Church mein unka yogdan, Marist High School mein unki vartaman seva, aur Chicago ke vibhinna girijagharo mein unka yogdan, sabhi unke samarpan aur seva bhav ka praman hain. Unka jeevan bahut se logon ke liye prerna ka strot hai, aur unka karya samuday mein ekta aur aadhyatmik vikas ko badhava deta hai.