It might be said that “Fr. Greg” is a home-grown vocation, since he grew up in nearby Seekonk.  He has been a priest since 1991 and has served in a variety of assignments around the diocese.  Having completed public schooling in Seekonk, Fr. Greg pursued a possible career in the U.S. Merchant Marine through training at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, from which he graduated in 1986 with a B.S degree in Marine Transportation and a U.S. Coastguard License as a Third Mate in the Merchant Marine.  The persistent call of the Lord to the priesthood led to Fr. Greg’s immediate entry into the seminary upon college graduation.  After ordination he served as a parochial vicar in parish ministry, a brief stint as high school chaplain, and an extended period as a hospital  chaplain on Cape Cod.  In 2003, Bishop Coleman sent Fr. Greg for an advanced degree in Marriage and Family Theology.  Subsequent to this, he became the Director of the Office of Family Ministry and the Pastor of St. Julie Billiart Parish.  Fr. Greg’s family still lives in nearby Seekonk, and he has a sister, nephew and nieces in Connecticut.  He resides at St. John’s rectory with his faithful companion Daisy, a yellow-lab mix who came to him from Alabama through an animal rescue effort.