On Saturday, May 23, Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger ordained four men to the sacred priesthood for the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Deacons Lizandro Barba, Karl Finkbeiner, James Musgrave and Daniel Whalen became priests “now and forever, in the order of Melchizedek,” as it is worded in the Rite of Ordination.

Each man’s journey to the priesthood is as unique as the man himself, but beginning Saturday, they will share the common bond of being priests for Christ and His Church.

Vanessa speaks with Fr. Whalen today!

Fr. Daniel Whalen is an Associate Pastor at the Church of the Divine Child in Dearborn. He shares his journey to the priesthood with Vanessa today.

“My journey to the priesthood started in a very gentle, progressive way of understanding my vocation and just learning and living the Catholic family life,” Deacon Whalen told Detroit Catholic. “While altar serving and learning more about the Mass, I started to fall in love with the Church, with the Mass and the Eucharist.”

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