Today marks my 18th anniversary as a deacon. I was ordained by Archbishop (now Cardinal) Justin Rigali at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, Missouri. It is sometimes hard to believe how quickly the years pass. I was a relatively young man at ordination, not much beyond the minimum age of 35. As I look at more recent photos it is plain to see that I have aged significantly in the last 18 years.
I have been in Wyoming for seven and a half years now serving as the Director of Pastoral Ministries and Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Cheyenne. While I will never fully appreciate the harshness and the length of winter in Wyoming, it has been a beautiful journey in ministry since moving here in the fall of 2009.
We are ordaining and installing our new bishop for the diocese today. Thus, I will share the same ordination anniversary date with him. There is much to do in preparation for today's liturgy. I hope to see many of you there. For my Missouri readers, you can watch the ordination Mass on EWTN today at 3:00 P.M. Central Time. Have a blessed day!
I have been in Wyoming for seven and a half years now serving as the Director of Pastoral Ministries and Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Cheyenne. While I will never fully appreciate the harshness and the length of winter in Wyoming, it has been a beautiful journey in ministry since moving here in the fall of 2009.
We are ordaining and installing our new bishop for the diocese today. Thus, I will share the same ordination anniversary date with him. There is much to do in preparation for today's liturgy. I hope to see many of you there. For my Missouri readers, you can watch the ordination Mass on EWTN today at 3:00 P.M. Central Time. Have a blessed day!
June 5, 1999
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