Flynn realizes the benefits he receives from this gift are not only personal but fiscal as well. "The benefit I have personally received from my donation is both financial and spiritual in nature. I considered and made my donation from a present and future perspective. Presently, my donation will be helpful to me in the context of this year’s taxes. If I have the choice whether to give to Caesar or to God, I’ll choose God all day long. For the future, and when the time comes that I go home to the Lord, giving sooner rather than later means I will not have any concerns that I could be leaving my family with a serious problem in the form of burdensome estate taxes. Morally, I feel compelled to give to Benedictine so that the University can help those students who may someday remember what was given to them, and who may in turn continue the process of giving. In other words, I see myself as nothing more than a farmer who plants the seed and leaves it to God and the University to cause the seed to grow for harvesting at a later date," he explained.

While Flynn was earning his M.B.A. he worked for Official Airline Guides, a subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet, as an International Cargo Tariffs Analyst/Manager. After earning his law degree from John Marshall Law School in 1990, he formed the law firm of Business & Banking Services where he concentrated their practice of law in the areas of banking and corporate and commercial construction/real estate. He is now semi-retired from the firm and is busy working on his Ph.D. as he limits his legal practice to what he calls "family building law through the ministry God planted in my heart over many years."

This past April, Flynn formed a not-for-profit foundation called SDG Adoption & Child Advocacy Center. Through SDG (the name comes from Soli Deo Gloria — for the glory of God alone) he serves families with special needs and terminally-ill children. He also handles domestic and international adoptions and acts as a court-appointed guardian ad litem for children in the court system. He feels this is truly his passion and calling and takes pride in showing off his "Board of Angels" filled with the photos of families that SDG has helped build.

Flynn and his wife prefer to direct their charitable contributions to organizations whose mission is to serve children who need help the most. Aside from contributing to SDG, the Flynns have also made financial and professional donations to an organization called The Red Thread. This organization, comprised of volunteers, provides medical and surgical assistance to orphans in China and other international locations so that they may be adopted by loving families who could not afford their medical costs.

"The passage from scripture that motivates our actions is Matthew 18:4-5: 'Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven and whoever receives a little child like this in my name receives me. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me,'" explained Flynn. Donating money to help others is not always an easy decision. Many times people hesitate in parting with their savings because they worry they might need it one day.

"Throughout our 28 years of marriage, Nanci and I would give to the Lord when we didn’t have the foggiest idea how we were going to put food on the table. This was particularly so while I was in law school and for a number of years afterward while I was working for myself. Every time we took that step of faith, we were blessed ten-fold. Similarly, I encourage everyone to take that step of faith. Giving is not easy and is often times frightening, but freely giving is truly rewarding to ourselves as well as to others. As an example, when I am asked to be a pallbearer for a young child that I have represented, it is incredibly painful, just as it is painful to give when you are broke and it hurts to turn even a penny loose. But that pain is eventually replaced with a deep sense of purpose and wonderful memories that you will treasure for the remainder of your life. Life is much too short to put off or delay the important things. Besides, when all is said and done, money will not provide any comfort when you are alone or in your final hours of life, and in the meantime it can do a great deal of good," said Flynn.

The University holds many memories for Flynn and his family. He was in a rather unique situation as a student in that he was a married man with two young children when he and his wife were in school. Flynn’s wife, Nanci, is now retired from her career as a litigation assistant in Chicago as well as from Flynn's firm in Downers Grove. She writes from time to time and presently has "The Children of Propria’s House" listed on Amazon.com. To this day, Nanci enjoys a treasured friendship with Rosemary Coleman, a retired Benedictine literature professor who has become a member of their family. The couple has two granddaughters, Rebecca and Lauren, who Flynn hopes will someday attend Benedictine. "I want to do whatever I can to preserve and grow this academic home in case they decide to do just that," said Flynn.