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NET brings young people from across nation to share faith locally

Child's immune disease tests family's faith

Green Bay teacher part of national program on teaching the Holocaust

Fr. Eugene Schmidt, 75, dies

Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical is due in December

Pakistan earthquake devastation beyond description

Guatemala facing long term crisis after Hurricane Stan

Fr. Ron Rolheiser -- We all ache for community, but it's often not what we think it is

Charlie Martin -- Listen to your inner voice and pay heed

Fr. John Dietzen -- Where is Satan in the Bible?

Fr. Richard McBrien -- Pope Benedict's meeting with Hans Kung highly significant

George Weigel -- Pro-life people will never forget truth about abortion

Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk -- Fetal pain question could open way to broader issue

Kids Chronicle: Malachi serves as God's messenger

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Pastor finds wonderful life as priest, in parish
Late vocation has paid dividends, says pastor at St. Pius, Appleton
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BEING PRESENT: Fr. Tom Farrell visits with Ed and Del Kaiser and their granddaughters Anna and Carrie Schwartz after weekday Mass at St. Pius X in Appleton. (Rick Evans photo)
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Priesthood Sunday is Oct. 30
By Joanne Flemming
Compass Correspondent
APPLETON -- For Fr. Thomas Farrell, pastor of St. Pius X Parish, Appleton, his priesthood is "the wonderful life."
"I think it's a wonderful way to live.... I can't imagine doing anything else," said Fr. Farrell, who has been pastor at St. Pius since July 1 after nearly five years as pastor at Ss. Peter and Paul, Green Bay.
Achieving his vocation took Fr. Farrell longer than it takes most priests. He was in his late 30s when Bp. Robert Banks ordained him in 1992.
He first thought about the priesthood "as a little kid." Two priests he knew then inspired him - Fr. Norbert Verhagen, a cousin who served as a missionary in Mexico, and Fr. Alfred Hietpas, his pastor at St. Nicholas Parish, Freedom. He recalled his cousin showing him slides of his mission work each summer.
Fr. Farrell attended high school two years at the former Sacred Heart Seminary in Oneida. He returned to his family at Wrightstown to complete high school, then went to work at Prangeway, then at Rich's Bakery in Appleton, where he remained for 10 years. Full story ...
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