Fr. Scott Nemec

Fr. Nemec joined Hastings Catholic Schools in the Fall of 2023. He is the oldest of three and grew up on a farm north of Seward, attending St. Vincent de Paul in Seward and Aquinas in David City. During his senior year of high School, he discerned a call to priesthood and entered the seminary. Fr. Nemec attended St. Gregory the Great Seminary where he earned his Bachelors of Liberal Arts in Philosophy. He also holds a Masters of Divinity from Mount St. Mary's Seminary. In his free time, Fr. Nemec enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, and spending time with friends.

Favorite Bible Verse:

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.

John 15:16

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.