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U.S. Army Musician Trades Clarinet for Roman Collar

KNOXVILLE, TN — Father Alexander “A.J.” Houston, (1LT) USAR, a former active-duty soldier and military musician who is now on track to become a U.S. Army chaplain, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 7, in his home Diocese of Knoxville, TN. The new priest plans to go back on active duty providing pastoral care to Catholic soldiers and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

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June 13, 2025 No Comments

Two Future Catholic U.S. Military Chaplains Ordained Priests in Arlington, VA

Arlington, VA — Fathers Raymond E. Goins (CPT), USA, and Michael C. Sampson LT, USN, were among 12 men ordained priests for the Diocese of Arlington on Saturday, June 7, before a standing-room-only congregation at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More. Both are on track to become U.S. Military chaplains—Father Goins in the Army, Father Sampson in the Navy—with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The two chaplain hopefuls will each spend the next three years honing their pastoral skills in local parishes before acceding to active duty under their co-sponsored seminarian agreements with the AMS and the Arlington Diocese.

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June 13, 2025 No Comments

Celebration in Detroit – U.S. Army Chaplain Candidate Ordained a Catholic Priest

DETROIT — Father Matthew D. Kurt, (1LT), USAR, a candidate for United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, May 18, in his home Archdiocese of Detroit, MI. The new priest plans to go on active duty as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Army, providing pastoral care to soldiers and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).  Father Kurt will be eligible for accession once he completes three years of pastoral service in Detroit under his co-sponsored seminarian agreement with the two archdioceses.

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May 20, 2024 No Comments

Two Prospective Catholic U.S. Military Chaplains Ordained Transitional Deacons in Arlington, VA

ASHBURN, VA – The Reverend Mr. Raymond E. Goins and the Rev. Mr. Michael C. Sampson were among 12 men ordained transitional deacons in the Diocese of Arlington on Saturday, April 6, before an overflow congregation at Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn, VA. Both are on track to become Catholic priests and U.S. Military chaplains—Mr. Goins in the Army, Mr. Sampson in the Navy—with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

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April 11, 2024 No Comments

Two Prospective Catholic U.S. Military Chaplains Ordained Transitional Deacons in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC — The Reverend Mr. Joseph Heisey and the Rev. Mr. Christopher Feist were ordained transitional deacons on Saturday, June 10, in a solemn Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in the nation’s capital. Both are on track to become Catholic priests next year and eventually serve as U.S. Military chaplains with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The Rev. Mr. Heisey plans to serve on active duty in the Army, the Rev. Mr. Feist in the Navy. 

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June 15, 2023 No Comments

Prospective Catholic U.S. Army Chaplain Ordained a Transitional Deacon in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The Reverend Mr. Patrick G. DiLoreto, (1 Lt) USAR, a candidate for the Catholic priesthood and United States Military chaplaincy, was ordained a transitional deacon on Saturday, May 27, in his home Diocese of Colorado Springs, CO. The new deacon is on track to be ordained a priest next year and hopes eventually to serve as a Catholic chaplain in the U.S. Army providing pastoral care to Catholic soldiers and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS).

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May 31, 2023 No Comments

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