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==Early Life==

==Early Life==

He comes from an extremely devote Catholic family and often cites his Grandmother and Mother for his faith. His father abandon the family when he was a young boy. He had a younger sister that died in an automobile accident along with a few friends. He was a star high school football player and took up the sport of boxing.

He comes from an extremely devote Catholic family and often cites his Grandmother and Mother for his faith. His father abandoned the family when he was a young boy. He had a younger sister that died in an automobile accident along with a few friends. He was a star high school football player and took up the sport of boxing.

==Young Adult Life==

==Young Adult Life==

He volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army during the [[Vietnam]] War and became a Green Beret. His entire unit was on their way to Vietnam when their helicopter crashed in Panama. He was the only person injured and was sent to a United States installation in Germany for the rest of his career. Meanwhile, his unit went to Vietnam and every member was killed within 3 months of arriving.  

He volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army during the [[Vietnam]] War and became a Green Beret. His entire unit was on their way to Vietnam when their helicopter crashed in Panama. He was the only person injured and was sent to a United States installation in Germany for the rest of his career. Meanwhile, his unit went to Vietnam and every member was killed within 3 months of arriving.  

After the military, he received his Bachelors degree in business from Pace University. He moved to [[Las Vegas]] and worked for a Mormon business as a financial advisor to casinos. He became very successful was hired to oversee casino finances for the municipal government. Elections were held and the people he worked for were no longer in power, so went John Corapi's job. He then moved to Los Angeles and started his own business as a real-estate agent to [[Hollywood]] Stars. He became a multi-millionaire with a big house, a big yacht and drove a Ferrari. Subsequently, several years of the party life style left him addicted to freebasing cocaine, he became homeless and bankrupt. He lived on the city streets for a couple years refusing help and in horrible pain. He spent a year in the Veteran Administration psychiatric hospital.

After the military, he received his Bachelors degree in business from Pace University. He moved to [[Las Vegas]] and worked for a Mormon business as a financial advisor to casinos. He became very successful and was hired to oversee casino finances for the municipal government. He then moved to Los Angeles and started his own business as a real-estate agent to [[Hollywood]] Stars. He became a multi-millionaire with a big house, a big yacht and drove a Ferrari. Subsequently, several years of the party life style left him addicted to freebasing cocaine, and he became homeless and bankrupt. He lived on the city streets for a couple years refusing help and in horrible pain. He spent a year in the Veteran Administration psychiatric hospital.

Thanks to twenty straight years of prayer from his beloved Mother and Grandmother, he decided to return home and received a one-way ticket to Hudson, NY where he lived with his Mother. After a period of time, he told his mother he wanted to go to confession. He told the priest "Forgive me father, it has been twenty years since my last confession." He made a good confession and it ended with "Father, I think I am being called to the priesthood." A stunned Father said, "With God, anything is possible."

Thanks to twenty straight years of prayer from his beloved Mother and Grandmother, he decided to return home and received a one-way ticket to Hudson, NY where he lived with his mother. After a period of time, he told his mother he wanted to go to confession. He told the priest "Forgive me father, it has been twenty years since my last confession." He made a good confession and it ended with "Father, I think I am being called to the priesthood." A stunned Father said, "With God, anything is possible."

==Religious life==

==Religious life==