Fr. Liam O'Shea-Creal

Fr. O'Shea-Creal was appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Michael's Parish in Hastings in June 2022. He was born and raised in Lincoln as a member of St. Teresa Parish, attending St. Pius X High School and graduating in 2013. After high school, Father attended the University of Nebraska for two years, St. Gregory the Great Seminary for three years, and Mount St. Mary's for four years. He has a Bachelor's of Arts in Thomistic Philosophy, Masters of Divinity, and a Master of Arts in Sacred Scripture. In his spare time, Father enjoys playing many sports, cycling, hunting, playing cards, and learning to cook.

Favorite Bible Verse:

I will sprinkle clean water upon you to cleanse you from all your impurities, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you, taking from your bodies your stony hearts and giving you natural hearts.

Ezekiel 36: 25-26

Saint Thomas Aquinas, you are called by Holy Mother Church, the Angel of the Schools. Your wisdom, gathered through long meditation from the source of all wisdom, the most holy Trinity, has long been a shining light in the Catholic Church. Ignorance of the things of God is a darkness now enveloping the minds of many of our countrymen. In this darkness, we need an angel like you who will protect, foster, and nourish the schools we have, and guide and strengthen us in establishing and building newer and more adequate schools for the instruction of our children in the ways of Christ. Help and bless the generous sisters, brothers, and priests who labor so unselfishly in the classroom to spread the knowledge of Christ. Inspire our Catholic men and women to be most generous in the support of the schools we have. Grant to parents the wise generosity they need to give their child back to God when that child wishes to follow a priestly or religious vocation. Help us, Saint Thomas, Angel of the Schools, to understand what you taught, and to follow your example. Amen.