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Young Jesuit priest: ‘Best job I’ve ever had in my life’
By Julie Bourbon
National Jesuit News

Fr. Will Prospero, SJ is in his third year as a member of Marquette's University Ministry staff. His duties run the gamut, from confirmation and marriage preparation to spiritual direction, religious vocations, students for life and being the minister for a residence hall on campus. He is 37 years old, a graduate of both Marquette High School and University, always in motion and ready for anything.

His energy is palpable, even over the telephone. That he works with college students is fitting, as only they could match his youthful enthusiasm. He sees them as hungry for knowledge about the Church and eager to begin a spiritual journey, and he is more than happy to accompany them.
“ There’s a really positive attitude toward the Church. There’s a real openness,” said Fr. Will Prospero (WIS). “They just want to learn.”

In his third year as a member of Marquette’s University Ministry staff, Prospero’s duties run the gamut, from confirmation and marriage preparation to spiritual direction, religious vocations, students for life and being the minister for a residence hall on campus. He is 37 years old, a graduate of both Marquette High School and University, always in motion and ready for anything.

 
Fr. Will Prospero, SJ attends World Youth Day 2002 festivities in Toronto, Ontario.
Last summer, Prospero took 80 students to World Youth Day in Toronto. He recounted their arrival the day before the papal Mass, a day on which they did not have their own Mass scheduled. But Prospero did not want the “pilgrims” to go hungry. They made do with a borrowed Mass kit and a cardboard altar.
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