The priests are a movin'

Today is the effective date of new priest placements, which our Archdiocesan weekly had reported here and here.

Moves affecting St. Al's are:

"Fr. Mark Brandl, from associate pastor, St. Alphonsus Parish, Greendale, to administrator, St. Agnes Parish, Butler."

and

"Fr. Aaron Esch, from associate pastor, Lumen Christi Parish, Mequon, to associate pastor, St. Alphonsus Parish, Greendale."

We'll see if the combination of the added responsibilities of pastor but at a smaller parish leave time for Father Brandl to resume blogging. Here's his ordination profile article, and Father Esch's.

Around the neighborhood, I noted one move,

"Fr. Michael Merkt, from administrator, St. Mary Parish, Menomonee Falls, to administrator, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Greenfield."

and

"Fr. Daniel Volkert, from pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Greenfield, to shared pastor, St. John the Baptist Parish, Plymouth, and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Elkhart Lake."

The St. John the Baptist Parish website notes Father Volkert's No Spin Homilies.