Spiritual Leader

Sat., Dec. 19, 1998

Steve Dublinski, pastor of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 304 S. Adams Road, Spokane.

Background: Dublinski, 39, was raised in Walla Walla. He received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Gonzaga University and graduated from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome in 1985.

Dublinski’s first position as pastor was at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in the Spokane Valley, followed by eight years at St. Charles Catholic Church on the North Side.

Dublinski has served at St. Mary’s for the past year and a half, and he regularly participates in tri-parish activities with the pastors and members of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. He also has served on the board of directors of Gonzaga Prep for the past three years and is a member of the Valley Ministerial Association.

Quote: On getting closer to God - “Pray. Daily prayer is a fundamental act of Christian life.”

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