Rev. Craig Vasek

Father Craig Vasek currently serves as pastor of St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Previously, Fr. Vasek was Chaplain for Marauder Athletics at the University of Mary from 2019 until 2022, and as Specialist for the National Eucharist Revival in the Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Ordained in 2010 as a priest of the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, Fr. 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, Fr. Vasek earned a Master of Science in Psychology from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences of Divine Mercy University in Arlington, Virginia. Having served in multiple churches, Fr. 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, and 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.