[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11991]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING REVEREND BUD ROLAND

  (Mr. McCAUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a good and 
decent man, a man of God and a man of faith, a man who has devoted his 
entire life to the service of his fellow man. Father Bud Roland, whom 
we affectionately call Father Bud, is our guest chaplain today and is 
the pastor of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Austin, Texas.
  A native of Amarillo, Father Bud was ordained a Roman Catholic priest 
in January 1999. He was inspired to convert to Catholicism by a loving 
and generous man in Amarillo named Jordan Grooms who also inspired 
scores of others to go into the priesthood.
  I am thankful that this man impacted Father Bud, who has gone on to 
shepherd so many with great love and great leadership. Father Bud is 
revered, admired, and loved by all whose lives he has touched. It has 
been a great privilege to call him my pastor, and everyone who knows 
him experiences the true message of Christ. In his words, in his deeds 
and, above all, in his heart, his example is a beacon of light which 
draws us all closer to the Creator.
  I am reminded of Romans 8:28, which says:

       We know that for those who love God all things work 
     together for good, for those who are called according to His 
     purpose.

  We are blessed, and the world is a better place because Father Bud 
was called according to His purpose.

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