The Church of Corpus Christi

I was born in a land far away, a long time ago, (Calgary in 1957), the oldest of seven children, six boys and a girl. Raised in a solid Catholic family and attending Catholic schools during my formative years. I spent twenty-four years working in the trades in Fort Saskatchewan. I traveled a rather circuitous and at times challenging route in finally arriving at St. Joseph’s Seminary in August 1999. Like most of us, I took the trial and error route before I finally realized that God was indeed in charge and not me. At a particular point in my life I also realized that God had been walking with me all along, but that He had been patiently waiting for me to ask Him for a little guidance.

            During my time of seminary formation I received a Bachelor of Theology degree and a Master of Divinity degree. The only thing I was completely sure of by this time, was just how little I really knew about our loving and faithful God. I now know that this will be a life journey. I was ordained on June 28, 2004 and spent my first year of priesthood at St. Theresa’s parish. A wonderful place to get a diverse, multicultural and full experience of busy, busy parish life. For the following three years I was responsible for the parishes of Sacred Heart, Wetaskiwin, Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Hobbema and St. Augustine of Canterbury, Ponoka. Wow. Thank you Lord, more good trial by fire, first hand opportunity to immerse myself in parish ministry. During this time I  was presented with opportunities from the Archdiocese of Edmonton to be the Chaplain for the Cursillo movement, Spiritual Advisor for the Provincial Catholic Women’s’ League as well as serving on the Steering committee for the New Evangelization Initiative; “Nothing More Beautiful.” I have continued my studies intermittently, with the goal of achieving a Master of Theology degree sometime in the future.

            Well my friends, I am back. In August 2008 I was presented the opportunity to return as pastor to St. Theresa’s parish and as pastor to our “actively in process” formation and building of Corpus Christi parish community and church. Thank you Lord, more wonderful opportunities to grow in Your love and Your service.

            In my free time, I like to get some exercise and some sleep. I am a relatively avid curler and relatively mediocre golfer, but I enjoy both, mostly in the company of my brother priests.

            I have been truly blessed on my journey of faith. I am truly blessed and grateful to be serving the Corpus Christi/St. Theresa’s faith communities. My prayer for all of you as we journey together in His service is that you are able to maintain openness in your hearts to God’s will for you in your lives. It is our open hearts to the love of our Savior that will allow us to accomplish our mission, (His loving plan for us) together, here in the world and most importantly, to arrive at our eternal destination, the heavenly kingdom.