Father Al graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Newton Centre, MA in 1953, and then entered the Society of Jesus (SJ). He studied the usual courses in the Society of Jesus, and has always considered himself to have been over-educated! Between studies in Philosophy and Theology, he was sent to Baghdad to teach our forever and always-beloved Iraqi students. Father claims that they all looked older and somewhat brighter than he, but together they plowed through the Grimm Fairy Tales in English, as well as courses in Mathematics and Religion.

Returning to Theology, Fr. Al was ordained in 1966 and then sent back to Baghdad in 1968. Since there was a need for Math teachers at Baghdad College, he earned a degree in Mathematics from Wesleyan University (CT). When all were expelled from Iraq in 1969 he was sent to Boston College High School to teach Math, and there he remained for 22 years. In 1991 he had the good fortune to become the Principal of Nativity Preparatory School in Roxbury, MA. Like their Iraqi counterparts, the Roxbury students continue to hold a very special place in his heart. In 2002 Fr. Al returned to the Middle East and joined a small Jesuit community in Amman, Jordan which was established to bolster their small Christian community. He stayed there for 13 years, and finally returned to the US in July 2015. Fr. Al is happy to be serving our parish community in Salem as a Senior Priest in Residence.