"I'm humbled, but if this is what God wants, if he kicks the ball in your direction, you might as well run with it. I honestly never thought about it for a minute before it happened that I would be named a bishop. I was surprised myself."
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Friends Say ‘Holy Spirit Was Behind the Choice’ of This Humble Pastor (6 August 2014) Catholic New York
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