{"id":56554,"date":"2025-11-16T01:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T01:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=56554"},"modified":"2025-11-16T01:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T01:01:12","slug":"athlete-convert-to-catholicism-and-future-priest-the-story-of-josh-brooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/athlete-convert-to-catholicism-and-future-priest-the-story-of-josh-brooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Athl\u00e8te, converti au catholicisme et futur pr\u00eatre : L'histoire de Josh Brooks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n S\u00e9minariste Josh Brooks. \/ Cr\u00e9dit : Avec l'aimable autorisation de Catholic Philly, journal officiel de l'archidioc\u00e8se de Philadelphie<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\u00c9quipe d'ACI Prensa, 13 juillet 2025 \/ 14h55 (CNA).<\/p>\n

Josh Brooks, originaire du comt\u00e9 de Delaware dans la m\u00e9tropole de Philadelphie, r\u00eavait de suivre les traces de son idole LeBron James et de devenir joueur de basket professionnel. Cependant, Dieu avait d'autres projets pour lui.<\/p>\n

Aujourd'hui, Brooks est en troisi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e d'\u00e9tudes universitaires au s\u00e9minaire St. Charles Borromeo de l'archidioc\u00e8se de Philadelphie et se pr\u00e9pare \u00e0 la pr\u00eatrise.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Je ne veux pas seulement vivre pour moi-m\u00eame, mais je veux apporter la joie que Dieu m'a donn\u00e9e aux autres \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Brooks dans une r\u00e9cente interview accord\u00e9e \u00e0 Catholic Philly<\/a>, le journal officiel de l'archidioc\u00e8se de Philadelphie.<\/p>\n

\u00c9lev\u00e9 dans la foi baptiste, Brooks a eu son premier contact avec le catholicisme lorsque ses parents l'ont inscrit \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole primaire St. Ignatius Loyola \u00e0 West Philadelphia. Plus tard, au lyc\u00e9e Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast, son int\u00e9r\u00eat pour la foi catholique a grandi.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Et tr\u00e8s lentement, mon attention s'est port\u00e9e vers mes cours de th\u00e9ologie catholique, o\u00f9 j'ai appris l'identit\u00e9 du pr\u00eatre. Ce qui m'a vraiment attir\u00e9, c'est d'apprendre comment l'\u00c9glise catholique est une famille universelle, car je n'ai pas eu la meilleure famille en grandissant, donc cela m'a simplement donn\u00e9 l'impression d'\u00eatre appel\u00e9 \u00e0 faire partie de quelque chose de sp\u00e9cial \u00bb, a partag\u00e9 Brooks.<\/p>\n

Bien qu'il ait pass\u00e9 beaucoup de temps \u00e0 s'entra\u00eener pendant son adolescence pour int\u00e9grer l'\u00e9quipe de basket du lyc\u00e9e, il n'a finalement pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 r\u00e9aliser ce r\u00eave. \u00ab Cela m'a donc laiss\u00e9 avec la question de savoir ce que j'allais faire de ma vie si le basket, qui \u00e9tait mon grand r\u00eave, n'\u00e9tait plus une option \u00bb, a-t-il racont\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Dans sa qu\u00eate de sens, il a essay\u00e9 de combler le vide par une relation amoureuse, mais a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 que son c\u0153ur aspirait \u00e0 quelque chose de plus profond. Incertain de sa vocation, il a demand\u00e9 \u00e0 la jeune femme : \u00ab Pourrais-tu m'attendre ? \u00bb Elle a r\u00e9pondu : \u00ab Je ne vais pas t'attendre. \u00bb Alors j'ai lev\u00e9 les yeux vers le crucifix et j'ai dit au Seigneur : \u00ab Si elle ne veut pas m'attendre, alors qui le fera ? \u00bb Et puis j'ai r\u00e9alis\u00e9 que pendant tout ce temps, il m'attendait, attendant que j'accepte son amour. Il a dit : \u00ab Idiot, j'ai le meilleur amour \u00e0 te donner. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Ce moment a marqu\u00e9 un tournant. \u00ab Je pense que j'ai juste r\u00e9agi sans r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir. Et regardez ce que cela m'a apport\u00e9. Cela m'a apport\u00e9 tant de joie, ce feu intense de vouloir simplement \u00eatre pour Dieu et simplement \u00eatre pour les autres \u00bb, a r\u00e9fl\u00e9chi Brooks.<\/p>\n

Au s\u00e9minaire St. Charles Borromeo, il a trouv\u00e9 non seulement une vocation, mais aussi des fr\u00e8res. \u00ab Je n'ai jamais eu de fr\u00e8res, donc je ne savais pas ce que c'\u00e9tait d'en avoir un. Alors, quand je suis entr\u00e9 au s\u00e9minaire, vous avez diff\u00e9rents gars avec diff\u00e9rents int\u00e9r\u00eats, diff\u00e9rentes personnalit\u00e9s. Au c\u0153ur de tout cela, ces gars essaient de se construire les uns les autres \u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Son coll\u00e8gue s\u00e9minariste Sean Barker a soulign\u00e9 l'esprit fraternel de Josh. Lors d'une retraite \u00ab Venez et voyez \u00bb, \u00ab Je suis entr\u00e9 directement et la premi\u00e8re personne que j'ai vue \u00e9tait Josh assis dans sa soutane \u00bb, s'est-il souvenu. \u00ab Rien qu'en lui parlant, en apprenant \u00e0 le conna\u00eetre, je me suis senti plus \u00e0 l'aise. Il se soucie de la profonde spiritualit\u00e9 historique de l'\u00c9glise et a un grand respect et une grande admiration pour elle. \u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab Il veut que je sois meilleur, il veut que je passe plus de temps \u00e0 la chapelle, que je prenne la vie de pri\u00e8re plus au s\u00e9rieux, que je prenne les \u00e9tudes plus au s\u00e9rieux... Je pense que c'est simplement lui en tant que mod\u00e8le qui m'inspire le plus \u00bb, a ajout\u00e9 Baker.<\/p>\n

Dans l'interview, Josh a soulign\u00e9 la \u00ab riche tradition et l'histoire \u00bb de l'\u00c9glise catholique, mais aussi qu'il s'agit d'\u00ab une grande famille \u00bb. Il a \u00e9galement invit\u00e9 ceux qui essaient de red\u00e9couvrir leur foi \u00e0 se rapprocher : \u00ab Nous sommes un peuple imparfait, mais nous sommes gouvern\u00e9s par un Dieu qui transcende toutes choses et nous conna\u00eet mieux que nous ne nous connaissons nous-m\u00eames \u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Ce qui d\u00e9finit le plus ce jeune s\u00e9minariste, c'est sa vie de pri\u00e8re profonde et son d\u00e9sir de devenir pr\u00eatre. Bien que ses parents ne soient pas catholiques, ils soutiennent sa vocation, et il prie chaque jour pour leur conversion.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Au c\u0153ur de notre recherche de la plus haute forme d'amour, nous la trouverons ici, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 nous nous rassemblons \u00e0 l'autel de Dieu et o\u00f9 nous pourrons faire notre demeure en lui \u00bb, a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 le jeune s\u00e9minariste.<\/p>\n

Cet article<\/em> a \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois<\/em><\/a> par ACI Prensa, partenaire d'information en langue espagnole de CNA. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 traduit et adapt\u00e9 par CNA.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Le s\u00e9minariste Josh Brooks. \/ Cr\u00e9dit : Avec l'aimable autorisation de Catholic Philly, journal officiel de l'archidioc\u00e8se de Philadelphie ACI Prensa Staff, 13 juil. 2025 \/ 14h55 (CNA). Josh Brooks, originaire du comt\u00e9 de Delaware dans la m\u00e9tropole de Philadelphie, r\u00eavait de suivre les traces de son idole LeBron James et de devenir joueur de basket professionnel. 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