Whereas Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin has served honorably and faithfully as Chaplain of the House of Representatives since being sworn in as the 59th Chaplain on March 23, 2000;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin was born on November 8, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin graduated from St. Mary of the Lake University in Mundelein, Illinois, becoming a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1960, and from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois, with a degree in Pastoral Studies in 1968;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin was ordained for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 3, 1960;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin was appointed the first Director of the Office for Divine Worship for the Archdiocese of Chicago;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin spent a year-long sabbatical in residence with the Trappist monks of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, and served the poor through the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1984;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin served as scholar-in-residence at North American College in Vatican City;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin was pastor at St. Francis Xavier Parish in La Grange, Illinois, from 1985 through 1990;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin worked as Vicar for Priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago under both Joseph Cardinal Bernardin and Francis Cardinal George from 1995 through 2000;
Whereas the Office of the Chaplain of the House of Representatives has served the House since May 1, 1789;
Whereas Reverend Coughlin is the first person of Roman Catholic faith to hold the Office of Chaplain of the House of Representatives; and
Whereas Reverend Coughlin opens proceedings in the House of Representatives with prayer, and additionally provides pastoral counseling and arranges memorial services for the House and its staff: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives congratulates Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin on his 10th year of faithful service as Chaplain of the House of Representatives.
Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.