Hello! My name is Father Henry, and I am the oldest of three boys. My younger brother is also a priest, in Hamilton Ohio, and my youngest brother is a Navy officer in flight school. I grew up near Batavia, Ohio, but I was not raised Catholic. My extended family is Lutheran, and my brothers and I were baptized as Presbyterians. I was homeschooled all the way through high school, and attended Hillsdale College in Michigan, where I got a degree in History. As part of my history studies, I came to love the richness of Catholic history and tradition and became a Catholic in 2013. I entered seminary for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati a year and a half after that, and subsequently joined a religious order called the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, which is in Cincinnati at Old St. Mary’s Church in downtown Over-the-Rhine. I was ordained a priest on March 19, 2021, and after about eighteen months as a priest at Old St. Mary’s, I discerned God’s call to become a diocesan parish priest and I have since rejoined the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. I love the liturgy and the administration of the sacraments. My favorite thing to do as a priest is to hear confessions. It is a beautiful and moving experience of God’s mercy.
I enjoy reading and studying, getting outside for exercise, good conversations with friends over bourbon and cigars, and deer hunting. I am excited to begin my ministry here at the Holy Eucharist family of parishes. I love to teach about prayer and the call to holiness in everyday life. Please pray for me and be sure of my prayers for you. I know the freedom and joy that comes from God’s love, and hope to share that with you. We are all called to be saints, so let us daily conform ourselves to God’s holiness and always become more converted to Him.