[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6073]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   WELCOME TO REVEREND MICHAEL CRONIN

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, we are delighted to welcome the Reverend 
Michael Cronin today as our guest chaplain. Father Cronin was born and 
raised in Rochester, Minnesota, and graduated in 1988 from St. John's 
University in Collegeville. After graduation, Father Cronin came to 
Washington, D.C. to work as a staff assistant to my predecessor, 
Congressman Tim Penny.
  In 1990, Father Cronin returned to Minnesota to begin his studies for 
the priesthood. Father Cronin was ordained in June of 1995 and went on 
to serve as assistant pastor at his home parish, the Church of St. Pius 
X in Rochester.
  During this time, he also served as a chaplain and instructor at 
Lourdes High School. In 1998, Father Cronin was assigned to the 
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona, Minnesota, where he also 
served as chaplain at the Newman Center of Winona State University.
  Last year, Father Cronin began full-time studies in the Department of 
Canon Law at the Catholic University of America here in Washington, 
D.C. Upon completion, he hopes to return to the Diocese of Winona.
  Permit me, Mr. Speaker, to thank Father Cronin for serving as our 
guest chaplain today and for his service to the young people of the 
First District of Minnesota.

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