Seminarian Profile: Doug Marcotte
St. Michael Parish, Greenfield
Favorite…
- Book: True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort
- Movie: Rudy
- Team: Indiana Hoosiers
- Band: Garth Brooks
- Quote: “Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart's desire.” Psalm 37:4
- Saint: Our Lady and Michael the Archangel
- Hobbies: Football, Racing, Politics, and Whiskey
Schooling History: Received a Teaching Degree from Indiana University before entering St. Meinrad
Family description: Family of four with one brother, also in seminary
I ended up in the seminary because I feel that the priesthood is something the Lord is calling me to. I did not have a moment where the heavens opened up and the Lord spoke to me, but I have spent time in prayer considering what it is that God wants of me and the priesthood is something that the Lord has consistently put in front of me. There have been little things I take to be signs here and there, but I would say that the Lord has revealed to me the gifts he has bestowed on me while at the same time presenting the priesthood as a logical path for me.
Seminary has been great thus far. I have met a lot of great guys as well as developed my own prayer life. I have also been concentrating on figuring out who I am in relation to God as well as seeking out the future he has for me.