[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
congratulate Father Ed Arsenault for the moving prayer we just heard. 
Father Ed is a cabinet secretary for administration and chancellor of 
the Diocese of Manchester, NH. The Diocese of Manchester, of course, 
encompasses the entire State of New Hampshire. He is also the pastor of 
St. Pius X parish in Manchester where he shows great compassion for the 
poor and the needy.
  As secretary for administration, Father Ed is responsible for the 
daily operation of the diocesan administration, and as chancellor he 
oversees the maintenance of all records in the diocesan archives and 
serves as executive assistant to Bishop John B. McCormack in the daily 
operations of the bishop's office.
  Father Ed holds a masters in divinity from St. Mary's Seminary in 
nearby Emmitsburg, MD. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Leo O'Neil on 
June 1, 1991.
  Father Ed is very special to me and my family because he is our 
spiritual adviser and has been for many years. He sponsored my wife 
Mary Jo as she actually converted to Catholicism. Father Ed also 
presided over the marriage of my daughter Jenny to her husband Eric in 
New Hampshire in 1998.
  It is a privilege to have Father Ed join us in the Senate to share 
his words of prayer with our Nation. Father Ed's friendship and 
spiritual guidance have been a blessing to me and my family for many, 
many years. I am proud and honored to sponsor Father Ed as guest 
Chaplain.
  I thank my friend, the Chaplain of the Senate, Lloyd Ogilvie, for 
allowing Father Ed to be here.
  Also, I recognize Father Ed's brother, Michael, his aunt Jeri, and 
mother Ann who are here today to witness this wonderful occasion.
  I yield the floor.

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