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RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
« on: December 21, 2023, 11:38:00 AM »
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  • I received a couple reports from St. Mary's, KS:

    "Fr. Iscara is very ill and received Last Rites."

    "Father passed last night".
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #1 on: December 21, 2023, 11:40:32 AM »
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #2 on: December 21, 2023, 11:40:54 AM »
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #3 on: December 21, 2023, 11:42:23 AM »
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #6 on: December 21, 2023, 12:19:11 PM »
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    How old was Father and what did he die of?

    I recall that when he was assigned to Winona for a while that he refused to come out of his room until they turned the heat on (which they tended not to do until well into November).

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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #7 on: December 21, 2023, 12:26:14 PM »
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  • I don't have any other information unfortunately. My uncle and most of his family lives in St. Mary's and that's how he found out. If he sends any other info I'll pass it on.
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #8 on: December 21, 2023, 12:28:52 PM »
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  • I don't have any other information unfortunately. My uncle and most of his family lives in St. Mary's and that's how he found out. If he sends any other info I'll pass it on.

    Thanks you.  So it looks like he was ordained in 1986, so assuming an ordination age of 26 (probably average), that would put him in his early 60s, so relatively young?

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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #9 on: December 21, 2023, 12:39:09 PM »
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  • It's hard to say how old he was. First of all, I think he was a bit of a late vocation. He was in the book business (imagine that!) when he encountered the SSPX seminary in Argentina. His first visit there was to sell them books!

    As for his physical appearance, he seemed to have mostly Indian genes (very little Spanish blood) so he didn't have to shave and he had that baby face besides. That makes one look way younger. People with a "baby face" get carded for alcohol in their 40's and beyond.

    I have a lot of memories of Fr. Iscara, all of them good. He was a huge Tolkien fan. He got along with +Williamson very well because they shared a real appreciation for the Humanities: art, architecture, literature, history, books, etc.  I think he loved music too, though he personally couldn't sing. He was a very cultured and educated man, but also had a very "earthy" side.
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #10 on: December 21, 2023, 12:44:17 PM »
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  • I have fond memories of Fr Iscara. May he rest in peace. 
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #11 on: December 21, 2023, 02:16:15 PM »
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  • Amen to the above comments on Fr. Iscara.  When I left seminary in '97 Fr. Iscara told me that he had read about 2,000 books, because I was curious.  Surely Fr. was 40 when I left, so he was certainly late 60's mid 70's.    
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
    « Reply #12 on: December 21, 2023, 03:24:58 PM »
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  • :pray: Rest in peace Father.

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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
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    Re: RIP - Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
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