Father Phillip Kaim, formerly good Pro Life Priest of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, now serving our nation in the Air Force in Italy

Father Kaim in his army fatigues greets his old friends back in McHenry County with a salute. We all remember him as a super-busy dedicated priest who could always find time for those who needed his help. We remember Father Kaim for his brilliant mind exposed in lovely homilies, his knowledge of history, and his very humble nature.

Time is a most precious to all who serve the Lord as priests and ministers of God. But chaplains who are called as Father Kaim has been called have found it necessary to double the pace and burn the late-night oil to cover all there is to do for the injured and battle-stressed. Father's greatest pleasure comes from distributing "power bars" to the heroes he visits almost every day.

Because there is such a shortage of chaplains, and because chaplains play such an important role in sustaining morale, we McHenry County Pro-Lifers take more than a little pride in the honor of sharing one of our best with the champions of our freedom. May we never forget how much they need our prayers for super human strength in their many trials.