Ordained: 2020
Family: I have a loving wife of 50 years and one son. I also have one younger brother.
Profession: I have worked for many years for an international distribution company that exports electrical equipment.
Home parish: My discernment started while living in New York and continued when I relocated to North Carolina.
Assigned parish: St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church, Shallotte, NC
Hobbies: I have a life-long interest in audio engineering.
When did you first consider a vocation to the permanent diaconate?
While on religious pilgrimage in 2009.
What is your favorite part of being a deacon?
The simple joy of serving God's purposes with my life.
What would you say to someone considering the permanent diaconate?
One needs to pray, pray, pray for guidance and not make a snap decision until you are sure of what God wants for your life.
What is the most joyful revelation you’ve had about the diaconate since your ordination?
Serving as a deacon has revealed a most profound way for a man to exercise his baptismal call of serving others in order to bring Christ to them.