Christina Leslie

“People have come tonight with a sense of longing and anticipation,” declared Father Timothy A. Christy to the hundreds seated before him in the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi June 8. “Tonight is a time to be refreshed in the fact that God will do something awesome in our midst.”

In the case of Father Michael Tabernero, home is where the heart, and faith, are.

For Father Matthew J. Marinelli, a Phillipsburg native and member of St. Phillip and St. James Parish, the seeds of the priesthood were planted and nurtured close to home.

For Father Joseph Illes, the inspiration to become a priest grew from the examples of two earthly shepherds and one divine liturgy.