I am the pastor of St Alphonsus in Langdon, St Edward in Nekoma, and St Michael in Wales. I worked in and directed the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Fargo for 10 years before finishing my Seminary Theological studies in Denver. I served at Sts Anne & Joachim parish for two years, directed the Vocations Office for eight years, and served four years at St Anthony in Mooreton and Sts Peter & Paul in Mantador. I am also chaplain for Scouting and for the Red River Retrouvaille community, and served for twelve years on the Permanent Diaconate Formation team. I enjoy teaching and guiding others along their journey of faith as my own life has been joyful and filled with common questions and struggles faced by most people. Along that journey, I studied Computer Science and Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering, Math Education at Moorhead State University, Philosophy at Cardinal Muench Seminary and North Dakota State University. I visited many different churches as I questioned my own faith background and through it God led me back to the fullness of the Catholic faith. I enjoyed sitting at a weekly information table for a couple years at the NDSU Commons in order to visit with people with questions of faith or those who inquired about my relationship with God and His Church.