▁Sloven ian ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Order ▁of ▁Fri ars ▁Minor , ▁the olog ian , ▁clin ical ▁psych ologist ▁and ▁marriage - and - family ▁ther ap ist . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁de an ▁of ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁The ology ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁L jub lj ana ), ▁while ▁currently ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁Francis can ▁Family ▁Institute ▁in ▁L jub lj ana ▁( ; ▁F DI ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁After ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Francis can ▁order , ▁he ▁started ▁studying ▁at ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁The ology ▁in ▁L jub lj ana , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁further ▁studies ▁and ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Sloven ian - American ▁Par ish ▁in ▁Lem ont , ▁Illinois . ▁During ▁his ▁stay ▁in ▁US ▁he ▁completed ▁M . A . ▁on ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁Chicago ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁while ▁at ▁Illinois ▁School ▁of ▁Professional ▁Psych ology ▁( Arg os y ▁University ) ▁he ▁completed ▁special ization ▁in ▁Di agnostics ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁special ization ▁in ▁marriage ▁and ▁family ▁ther apy ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁intern ship ▁in ▁marriage ▁and ▁family ▁ther apy ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁and ▁Ph D ▁in ▁clin ical ▁psych ology ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁G ost e č nik ▁was ▁also ▁instrument al ▁in ▁establishment ▁of ▁Sloven ian ▁Catholic ▁Mission ▁in ▁Lem ont ▁in ▁ 1 9