"When the nuncio asked if I would accept the appointment, I remember thinking in that moment that I had promised obedience as a priest, and this was just another part of that obedience. I remember thinking afterwards that my whole life had suddenly changed with that one phone call, but I felt a sense of peace about it, and trusted that God knew what he was doing."
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Diocesan priest marks 10 years as Bishop of Fargo, N.D. (10 November 2023) Southern Nebraska Register
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