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Brian Pavlac ordained to sacred order of priests |
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Written by Debra Kellerman
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Sunday, 04 July 2010 |
Brian Alexander Pavlac was ordained to the sacred order of priests in
the Episcopal Church at St. Stephen Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre, on June
29. He was born and raised in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. While
attending Bowling Green State University, he studied abroad in Salzburg,
Austria, establishing a deep contact with that country and with Europe,
which he renews by visiting as often as possible. He earned a Ph.D.
from the University of Notre Dame and directed its study-abroad program
in Innsbruck, Austria, for four years. At Notre Dame he met and married
his spouse, Elizabeth S. Lott, Ph.D. Together they raised two
daughters, who currently attend graduate schools. In 1993, they moved to
the Wyoming Valley and joined Grace Church, Kingston, where he later
served as senior warden.
Since 1993 Dr. Pavlac has been a member
of the History Department of King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he
teaches courses ranging from the Greeks and Romans, through Knights and
Castles, to Nazi Germany. King’s College recently awarded him with the
Herve LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professorship. In the past three
years Dr. Pavlac has published two books: A Warrior Bishop of the 12th
Century: The Deeds of Albero of Trier and Witch Hunts in the Western
World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition through the Salem
Trials. His third book, A Concise Survey of Western Civilization:
Supremacies and Diversities throughout History, will be released in Fall
2010. In his ministry as a priest, Dr. Pavlac hopes to support his
fellow clergy through supply work.
"You stand here tonight,"
Bishop Paul said in his ordination sermon, "in line with thousands and
thousands of scholar-priests who have through the centuries fed the
minds, hearts and spirits of God’s people, keeping the simple truths of
faith in tension with age-old challenges to human understanding."
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