I was baptized in Muscoda and raised on a farm with 11 siblings near Fennimore and now reside in Cuba City. I return to southern Grant County after being a pastor for 25 years in Darlington, Cross Plains, Sun Prairie and the St. Cletus parish based in Stoughton. I was ordained May 27, 1988, and served as a parochial vicar for 11 years in Middleton, Janesville, and Madison and happily now again in the St. Dominic pastorate. I have served on several diocesan committees including Catholic Charities and remain on the Building Commission. I enjoy breaking open the Word and Eucharist with the variety of our parishes and serving the local people who first nurtured my vocation.