[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 130 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1394]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING FATHER DEXTER SUTTON BREWER

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2014

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, there are souls so magnificent and so 
dedicated to the service of others, that when the opportunity comes to 
offer them our gratitude, our words feel small in comparison. I rise 
today to celebrate one of Middle Tennessee's true servants, Father 
Dexter Sutton Brewer, on his 25th anniversary of ordination to the 
priesthood.
  Father encountered the Almighty first in the Baptist church as a 
child and later in the Catholic faith as a student at Yale. He earned 
his law degree in 1982 and was ordained into the priesthood in 1989. 
From clerking for the Tennessee Supreme Court to teaching at Father 
Ryan High School, from shepherding the souls at Christ the King Parish 
to tending the flock as both judicial vicar and vicar general for the 
Diocese of Nashville, Father Dexter offers his life in the pursuit of 
wisdom, beauty, and justice.
  A prayer written at America's birth calls on the most gracious God 
``to replenish His servant with the truth of doctrine, and endue him 
with innocence of life, that he may faithfully serve before God, to the 
glory of His great Name and the benefit of the holy Church.'' 
Throughout the past 25 years, these words have been fulfilled through 
the humble and grand service of Father Dexter Sutton Brewer. I join 
with Father Dexter's family, parish, and all those gathered to 
celebrate his Silver Anniversary in offering thanks to the Almighty for 
His servant.

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