{"id":19119,"date":"2022-05-07T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legionariosdecristo.org\/?p=19119"},"modified":"2025-08-13T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:00:41","slug":"testimonianza-del-fr-erik-burckel-lc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/it\/testimonianza-del-fr-erik-burckel-lc\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonianza del Padre Erik Burckel LC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante l&#8217;estate del 2009, sono volato in Connecticut per visitare il noviziato. Avevo appena terminato il primo anno all&#8217;Universit\u00e0 dell&#8217;Alabama e avevo deciso di dedicare a Dio tre mesi della mia vita per discernere la vocazione sacerdotale. Ricordo ancora di essere stato preso all&#8217;aeroporto da uno dei Legionari che diceva: \u201cBenvenuto a Cheshire, Fratello Erik.\u201d Pensai tra me:&nbsp;<em>Fratello&nbsp;<\/em>Erik? In cosa mi sto cacciando? Come diciannovenne, che ultimamente aveva passato il tempo a studiare calcolo e fisica (per ottenere una laurea in ingegneria) e a partecipare a partite di football universitario (per inseguire l\u2019euforia personale), essere chiamato improvvisamente con il titolo religioso di \u201cfratello\u201d fu uno shock notevole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Vengo dal sud del Mississippi\u2014paese battista\u2014quindi \u00e8 notevole che sia cresciuto cattolico. Devo ringraziare i miei genitori cattolici, che si sono trasferiti a Hattiesburg, MS, prima della mia nascita. \u00c8 l\u00ec che sono cresciuto con i miei due fratelli e due sorelle, facendo scuola a casa, giocando a basket e partecipando a campi estivi per ragazzi con i Legionari di Cristo. Successivamente sono andato alle scuole superiori, dove il mio allenatore di basket Mark Bryan e la mia insegnante di inglese Betty Sugg hanno avuto un grande impatto su di me. Credevano in me e mi hanno sfidato a crescere fisicamente, intellettualmente e spiritualmente. Ricordo ancora di aver sconfitto la potente scuola di Hillcrest, specializzata in basket, 43-38 nella semifinale del distretto. La signora Sugg era una delle nostre pi\u00f9 grandi tifose!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quell\u2019estate del 2009 in Connecticut fu l\u2019inizio di una grande avventura. Ricordo una notte svegliarmi assonnato, indossare la mia talare nera e camminare lungo il corridoio buio verso la cappella illuminata dalle candele per le preghiere notturne. Era incredibile pensare a quanto fosse cambiata la mia vita dai tempi delle tribune dello stadio di football dell\u2019Alabama! Seguire Cristo non era facile, ma se c\u2019era un consiglio che cercavo di seguire era questo: non perdersi nella quotidianit\u00e0. Il cielo \u00e8 il nostro obiettivo, quindi ricorda sempre questo e mantieni alte le tue idee. Questo mi ha permesso di godermi il viaggio tra i numerosi sacrifici della vita che ho scelto. Infatti, Dio mi ha benedetto e mi ha reso molto felice. Ho ancora alcuni hobby, come il tennis, il tedesco e la scrittura creativa (in inglese!). Cristo ci chiede tutto, ma non necessariamente ci prende tutto. E ci d\u00e0 sempre molto di pi\u00f9 in cambio. Lodiamolo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durante l&#8217;estate del 2009, sono volato in Connecticut per visitare il noviziato. Avevo appena terminato il primo anno all&#8217;Universit\u00e0 dell&#8217;Alabama e avevo deciso di dedicare a Dio tre mesi della mia vita per discernere la vocazione sacerdotale. 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