In 1983 he was transferred to St. Nicholas parish in Palisades Park after it was given to the congregation by the archbishop, where he then served not only as parochial vicar, but also as superior for his local community. He was appointed pastor of St. Nicholas in 1987, and in 1992 was elected as secretary of the Council of the Vocationist Delegation to the United States, and from 1994 – 2000 he served as novice master and director of his congregation’s vocation house in Florham Park, N.J.
Thomas SankaraImage copyright Blaise Compaore anatuhumiwa kuhusika na mauaji ya kiongozi wa zamani Thomas Sankara pichani Bwana Compaore, ambae mkewe ni raia wa Ivory Coast, amekua uhamishoni nchini Ivory Coast tanga alipopinduliwa mwezi Octoba 2014. Kibali cha kumkamata kilitolewa mwezi Desemba. Bwana Sankara, aliekua na itikadi za mrengo wa kushoto alionekana kama "Che Guevara wa Afrika ", anaangaliwa na waafrika wengi kama shujaana alirithiwa na Bwana Compaore,ambae alikua naibu wake.