Father Craig Vasek joined the University of Mary in January 2019 as Chaplain for Marauder Athletics. He works full-time with 19 athletic teams and around 450 scholar-athletes.
Ordained in 2010 as a priest of the Diocese of Crookston, MN, Father Vasek is a graduate of the Pontifical North American College in Vatican City, having obtained a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 2011 from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas located in Rome, Italy. In 2020, Father Vasek earned a Master of Science in Psychology degree from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences of Divine Mercy University in Arlington, VA.Having served in multiple churches, Father Vasek also served as chaplain to a university and a Catholic high school.
Father Vasek has worked extensively with the Missionaries of Charity of Saint Teresa of Calcutta in Europe, Asia, Africa, as well as North America. He has produced works on the topics of Scripture and the Spiritual Life, hosts an evangelism ministry through a blog and podcast called Evangelical Disciple, and is a host for various shows on Real Presence Radio.
Raised around sports, Father Vasek began to letter in ninth grade as a multi-sport athlete in football, basketball and track & field. While he didn’t continue his athletic career in college, Father Vasek was a two-way starter for his high school football team which advanced to a state championship. Father Vasek also excelled in track and field, earning a trip to the state track & field championships his senior year.
