Catholic Focus: The Flying Fathers. saltandlighttv on Mar 7, 2018 What’s more Canadian than playing hockey in a small town in rural Ontario? The Flying Fathers do precisely that. The story of the hockey …More
Catholic Focus: The Flying Fathers.
saltandlighttv on Mar 7, 2018 What’s more Canadian than playing hockey in a small town in rural Ontario? The Flying Fathers do precisely that. The story of the hockey-loving priests began in 1963. Former NHL player turned priest, Les Costello, led the team to raise money for local charities. The team existed for 45 years, until vocations to holy orders began to drop and priestly players were far and few between. After Fr. Costello’s death in 2002, the team disbanded entirely. Today, Fr. John Perdue, vocations director for the diocese of Peterborough, resurrected the Flying Fathers for one more night of hockey bliss. S+L's Emilie Callan travelled to Peterborough where the next generation of Flying Fathers played their first game in nearly 10 years. This is a comeback story Canadian Catholics--and all Canadians--can cheer for.
saltandlighttv on Mar 7, 2018 What’s more Canadian than playing hockey in a small town in rural Ontario? The Flying Fathers do precisely that. The story of the hockey-loving priests began in 1963. Former NHL player turned priest, Les Costello, led the team to raise money for local charities. The team existed for 45 years, until vocations to holy orders began to drop and priestly players were far and few between. After Fr. Costello’s death in 2002, the team disbanded entirely. Today, Fr. John Perdue, vocations director for the diocese of Peterborough, resurrected the Flying Fathers for one more night of hockey bliss. S+L's Emilie Callan travelled to Peterborough where the next generation of Flying Fathers played their first game in nearly 10 years. This is a comeback story Canadian Catholics--and all Canadians--can cheer for.