As a young child, I wanted to be like the adults around me. I wanted to eat what my parents ate and read what my parents read. Now the Church has ordained me to the order of presbyter, meaning elder, but usually called "priest." I was ordained on September 20, 2008, during the post-festive time of the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This is meaningful: ministry is not just a professional endeavor, and ordination is not earned but a proclamation of the cross, a proclamation to which I have been called.
Serving at the Divine Liturgy feels very natural. I look forward to serving the Church in this way, even though I know that there will be times where this ministry will feel more like the cross than anything else.
I greatly appreciate the prayerful support of so many people as I approach this awesome ministry of service.
