• From probation officer to priest, chaplain was ‘a late vocation’
    From probation officer to priest, chaplain was ‘a late vocation’
    August 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    When Monsignor Robert Jaeger is not at St. Paul Church in Colorado Springs, CO, where he is pastor, he can be found downtown in the chancery as vicar general for the Diocese of Colorado Springs.
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  • Studying church history led him on the road home
    July 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Denver’s Father Doug Grandon went from Episcopal Clergyman to lay Legate to Priest-Chaplain.
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  • Retired prelate, still busy at 81, remains a Benedictine at heart
    June 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Roger Gries may no longer be a member of a Benedictine monastic community, but he still writes “O.S.B.” after his name to let people know he was formed in the Order of St. Benedict.
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  • Tigers fan burns brightly as Catholic shepherd
    May 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Father Mark Bauer, A lifelong fan of the Detroit Tigers, was a young seminarian in Rome in 1984 when he returned on vacation just in time to see his team win the World Series.
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  • Fr. Bryce Sibley, 2019 Chaplain of the Year, also shepherds college students
    April 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Father Bryce Sibley says he was the poster child for what not to do in college. “You should not drink and party all the time,” said Fr. Sibley, who grew his hair long and got an earring to match his rock-and-roll lifestyle as a young undergraduate in the early 1990s at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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  • He surfed his way to the seminary
    March 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Some people take a “gap year” between high school and college. Father Eric Cadin took a year off between college and seminary, living on a beach in Hawaii and surfing every day.
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  • For new Miami chaplain, it was an easy transition
    February 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Father Richard Vigoa, 49, a priest of the Archdiocese of Miami, is the chaplain of Legatus’ Miami Chapter, set to charter this month.
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  • North Georgia chaplain had stunning call to religious life
    January 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Father Lino Otero, 52, a priest of the Legionaries of Christ, is the new chaplain of Legatus’ North Georgia Chapter, which chartered in late November.
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  • Retired Air Force chaplain embraces new Fort Lauderdale Chapter
    December 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    Monsignor James Dixon may be a retired priest, but he will soon have a new role as the chaplain for Legatus’ Fort Lauderdale Chapter, which will charter officially in early 2020.
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  • New Bismarck chaplain sees how world longs for God
    November 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    Father Thomas Grafsgaard, 33, is the chaplain of Legatus’ Bismarck Chapter, which was just chartered in October. Father Grafsgaard, ordained on June 13, 2013, is pastor of Saint Joseph Church in Beulah and Saint Martin Church in Hazen, North Dakota.
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  • Houma-Thibodaux chaplain heads bishops’ committee against racism
    October 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    Bishop Shelton Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana grew up as the fifth of six children. When he and his siblings had disagreements, his parents had a simple rule.
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  • Meet the Chaplain: Concurrent pastor of two parishes also shepherds Detroit Chapter
    September 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    History buff “immersed in the life of the church” and in love for Christ. Monsignor Charles Kosanke, the chaplain of Legatus’ Detroit Chapter, is the pastor of the Motor City’s two oldest operating parishes.
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  • Meet the Chaplain: Kansas City Chapter chaplain sensed priestly calling in 4th grade
    August 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    Father Kenneth A. Riley, 53, is the new co-chaplain of Legatus’ Kansas City Chapter, which is set to charter in August 2019. The Chapter encompasses members from both Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas.
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  • Meet the Chaplain: Lincoln chaplain first pondered priesthood in youth, when dad was ill
    July 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    As a young man, Father James Meysenburg entered the seminary with the idea that he would attend for one year and then quit to prove to himself and others that he was not supposed to be a priest.
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  • Meet the Chaplain: New Lake Charles chaplain a marriage tribunal judge
    June 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    Father Villareal, who thought about becoming a lawyer when he was younger, also teaches high school and college-level philosophy classes. Last summer, he was appointed to become the new chaplain of Legatus’ Lake Charles Chapter.
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  • Meet the Chaplain: Father Stanley Galvon - 2018 Chaplain Of The Year (West Region)
    May 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    Father Stanley Galvon, the Rector of Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver, is a self-described “business junkie.” He is an avid reader of business authors Peter Drucker, whose writings have helped form the modern foundations of business corporations, and Stephen Covey, who wrote The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. 
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  • Meet the Chaplain: Monsignor Jim Vlaun - 2018 National Chaplain Of The Year
    April 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    Priest-CEO among CEOs, Long Island Chapter shepherd heads TV and media network. Like many legates, Monsignor James C. Vlaun, 57, is himself the president and CEO of a company.
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  • Meet the Chaplain: Father Jonathan Duncan - Greenville Chapter
    March 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    Anglican priest-convert to Catholicism, attracted to consistent teaching and authority
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  • Meet the Chaplain: Father Scott Adams – Jupiter-Palm Beach Chapter
    February 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    As a young man, Father Scott Adams was close to being engaged to marry a couple of times, but those relationships never panned out.
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  • Meet the Chaplain: Father Andrew Spyrow San Francisco Chapter
    January 1, 2019
    by Brian Fraga
    At an age when many adults begin to see retirement on the horizon, Father Andrew Spyrow began a new life as a Catholic priest.
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