Chronological Summary of Accomplishments
- 1945: Became the first black graduate of Quigley Academy Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
- May 3, 1957: Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in Chicago, Illinois by Cardinal Samuel Stritch.
- 1960s: Marched on Selma, Alabama with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 1969 Became pastor of Holy Angels Church in Chicago, a position that he held until 1991.
- 1980: Originated the one church-once child program concept.
- 1981: Received approval from the Vatican to adopt the first of his four children, becoming the first Catholic priest in history to do so.
- 1994: Started the one church-one addict program.
- 1999: Started the one church-one inmate program.
- May 4, 2007: Completed fiftieth year as a Roman Catholic priest.
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