Elliot Zak
| Birthday | August 8 |
| Ordination Year | 2021 |
| Home Town | Lafayette, IN |
| Home Parish | St. Boniface |
| Undergraduate | Purdue University (2014, Electrical Engineering) |
| Languages | English, Polish, and Spanish |
| Hobbies | I enjoy sports, reading, and spending time with my family. I also really like studying languages and skiing. |
| Tidbit | I love my dark chocolate and coffee! |
| Favorite Saint | After the Blessed Mother, St. Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face |
| Favorite Devotion | The Holy Rosary |
| Vocation Story | St. John Marie Vianney once said, “The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus.” Quite simply, I feel called by the Lord and have a deep desire to love each person that I meet and encounter through the lens of the Sacred Heart. I want to love with Christ’s Heart. |
| Priest Aspirations | Intimacy with Christ in the Eucharist and being able to be the instrument by which God’s love and mercy are poured out upon the faithful. |
| What has been your favorite/most memorable story of your time at Mundelein thus far? | Perhaps the biggest surprise and one of the biggest joys that I have found here at Mundelein is the brotherhood of men. I have really enjoyed getting to know the other seminarians here, especially those in my class. It has been incredibly fun going through formation with them. What a blessing they have been for me! |
| How can Mundelein's donors and community pray for you? | Pray for the fire of charity in our souls, for the increase of humility, for holy docility to the Holy Spirit, and for a trustful, holy daring that will enable us to be great Saints in the hands of Our Lord and Our Lady. |
