ohn F. Myslinski was born in Salem, Massachusetts and was raised in the Boston area, where he attended Catholic schools and university. Jack graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School in 1965. He received his BA from Boston College and then joined and remained a member of the Jesuits (New England Province) for eight years. Jack served as a Federal Officer with the United States Capitol Police in Washington, D.C. and graduated No.1 in his class at the Federal Law Enforcement Center in Georgia.
He entered the seminary at Mt. St. Mary’s, where he received his Master’s Degree in Divinity. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Washington in 1980. As the “TV Priest” for the District of Columbia, he was the host of the tv program “Real to Reel” for six years and celebrated the television Mass for the Washington Metropolitan area for eight years.
He also served in the Air Force Reserves as a Captain. He was the pastor of Holy Face Parish in St Mary’s County and St. Mary’s Parish in Rockville, MD for over a decade. Msgr Myslinski was elected and appointed Dean of St Mary’s County and also of Montgomery County. He spent many years working with and for the homeless community in the DC area.
He has the double honor of being named “Washingtonian of the Year” by Washingtonian Magazine for his work with the homeless, and being named a Monsignor by Pope John Paul II in 2005.
In a letter of commendation to Msgr on the occasion of his honor by the magazine, President George H. W. Bush wrote, “I commend you for your selfless commitment to those in need, and I thank you for helping to make our Nation’s Capital a better place to live.”
He recently co-authored a novel “Strange Gods” and in the last couple of years attended book signings through out the country.
He lives and continues his ministry as a Catholic priest in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts.
is forthcoming
in the Spring of 2025.
