Catholic Diocese of One Spirit

Priests' Roster

James H. Burch
13419 Cavalier Woods Drive
Clifton, VA 20124
703-818-8080
fax: 703-991-2678
Jim@ContemporaryCatholic.org

James H. Burch, coordinating bishop of the diocese, is
president of the Association for Contemporary Catholic Life
(see www.ContemporaryCatholic.org), pastor of One Spirit
Catholic Community in Fairfax, Virginia. He officiates at more
than 175 weddings and 50 funerals annually, and typically
speaks before more than 30,000 people each year. He also
runs a nationwide wedding referral service, in which 300-400
priests and ministers accept weddings around the country (see
www.WeddingCeremony.org). A former real estate developer,
he was also a political consultant on multiple campaigns for
individuals running for governor, senator, congressman,
president, and was a former Press Secretary to a U.S.
Senator. He was the founding chairman of the World Trade
Center, Washington, D.C., and is married to Patty Burch, with
whom he has 5 children and 5 grandchildren.

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Arturo Ang
Jesus Christ in the 21st Century Global Ministries
225-160 Itaewon 2-dong, Yongsan-Gu
Seoul, South Korea 140-857
Cell phone no. 019-803-8628
Phone no. (0822) 3785-2225

Raised as a Roman Catholic in Manila, Philippines, Arturo
("Archie") became deeply involved in Christianity in his late
twenties. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in foreign
service from the Lyceum of the Philipines. In 1996 Archie
traveled to Greece where he was involved with various
Christian churches, leaving to become a missionary in Korea in
1998. He was received into Street Bishops by Lance Orndorff
in 2002, and was introduced to the Catholic Diocese of One
Spirit by Lance. He was ordained a Catholic priest by Bishop
Jim Burch on February 5, 2005. Archie volunteers in an
orphanage in South Korea, teaching English and Bible to
orphans, and supports native missionaries in India through his
work teaching English at the Prime English Academy in Korea.
He remains a citizen of the Philippines, and chooses to be
single for his work.

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Jonathan P. Connor
891-B Phillips Street
Vista, CA
Home: 760-724-0835
Cell: 760-458-4503
jcsuperstarusa@netscape.net

Jon Connor, Ph.D. San Diego, California. Jon was business
manager of St. Patrick Church 1987-1991. Ordained a Roman
Catholic deacon in 1991, he then served as Pastoral
Associate at Christ the King Church until 1997. Ordained a
Catholic priest by the Free Catholic Church in 1999, he is
currently pastor of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Community in
San Diego, and provides services through One Spirit Catholic
Ministries outside the church structure in many sacramental
capacities. He is an assistant professor at the University of
Redlands and the University of Phoenix. He previously taught at
Xavier University in New Orleans, and at the University of San
Diego. Jon has a PhD in Organizational Psychology, a
Doctorate in Ministry, an M.A. in Ethnic and Urban Studies, and
many other educational accreditations. He has served in many
governmental consultant capacities because of his expertise in
urban and ethnic issues, and is well published in the areas of
industrial psychology, religion and social justice. He is married
to Shannon Connor and has three adult children.

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Helen C. Harrison
32725 Jerome Lane
Murietta, CA 92562
951-600-0075
_HHarrison_@verizon.net

Helen is expecting her PhD in Literature, Religion and Science
from the University of California Riverside in winter 2006. She
received her MA in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary
in 1985 and her BA in Religion and Education from Seattle
Pacific University in 1980, both Magna Cum Laude. She has
taught religious studies and comparative literature and
languages at the University of California since 2000. She has
also taught Philosophy, World Religions, Religious Education,
Ethics and Homiletics at Mt. San Jacinto College and Fuller
Theological Seminary, both in California. She is recognized as
a brilliant theologian, especially knowledgeable on the Early
Church Fathers and the historical ties between early Christian
ideas and ancient religions. She combines this spiritual
wisdom with significant experience in the film industry. Helen
has extensive experience as a copy and scriptwriter and
documentary producer. She has handled investor relations for
a film and entertainment company, and worked closely with
executives of Walt Disney Pictures and Television in all facets
of scripts, story development and liaison with various film
professionals. She was ordained a Catholic priest in 1999.

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Edward Ingebretsen
2000 16th Street, NW # 103
Washington, DC 20009
Office: 202-687-7531
ingebree@georgetown.edu

Edward Ingebretsen, Ph.D. Washington, DC. Ordained a
Jesuit priest in 1981, Ed separated from the Society in 1999
over issues of speech and issues of justice (gay, lesbian, and
women's issues) in the Roman Church. He is a professional
educator (PhD, DUKE, 1986) and currently Director of
American Studies and Associate Professor of English at
Georgetown University. He publishes widely in the area of
religion and culture, issues in homosexuality and ecclesiology,
and American popular culture. His most recent book is At
Stake: Monsters and a Rhetoric of Fear in American Culture
(Chicago, 2001). He currently continues in a variety of
ministerial positions in DC, including pastoring with Dignity,
hospital chaplaincy, and working with blessing ceremonies.

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David L. James
161 East Main Street
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
914-864-1236
DJames1213@aol.com

David James was rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and
interim rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, and a tutor The
General Seminary in New York City. He is, or has previously
been, a writer and author of 85 articles, consultant for the
Episcopal Press, and editor at various newspaper positions.
He has his M.Div. from the General Theological Seminary in
New York City, and M.A. in religious education, and CPE in
Clinical Pastoral Educatioon. David has a very learned and
loving understanding of the value and human relationship with
animals and pets (see www.petrev.com). In addition to his
current wedding ministry, David is expanding his theological
understanding of God's presence in animals, and is developing
new ways to use this on a practical, societal basis as a tool for
humans to use as an opening to the loving presence of God in
all that is.

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Natividad Menjivar Carabantes
6148 Taffy Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193
703-623-9214
nspnatividad@yahoo.com

Born in Honduras and ordained a Roman Catholic priest in La
Entrada, Honduras in 1992 for the Diocese of Santa Rosa de
Copan, Naty Menjivar served first as an assistant pastor, and
then served for four years as pastor of Nostra Senora de los
Remedio parish in the mountainous region of the country, with
over two hundred and fifty base communities spread over
areas up to 50 miles from the parish base, which he was only
able to access by horse or by walking. He came to the Untied
States in 1998 and served in the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Arlington, Virginia for four years as assistant pastor of Christ
the Redeemer parish in Sterling, with concentration in the
Hispanic community. Naty took a sabbatical from the active
priesthood in 2002, and has now returned to active ministry
within the Catholic Diocese of One Spirit, to work in the
Hispanic community in the Northern Virginia suburbs of
Washington, DC with pastoral work and with weddings to the
larger community outside a local parish.

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Matthew D. Michaud
174 Bell Street, No. 2
Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 396-7564
BandAidBusJockey@aol.com

Matt has been a paramedic in the Manchaster, NH area for
over ten years. He was raised a Catholic, but as he grew older
his curiosity led him to a knowledge and respect for other
religions. He was ordained a non-denominational minister
several years ago because of his love for spirituality and his
desire to share blessings with others, much of it an outgrowth
of his years on the front lines of medical trauma. He recently
came to appreciate contemporary Catholicism, with a
compulsion to read contemporary theology books, and while
finishing his bachelor's degree in theology and looking forward
to working on a M.A. His primary focus is in weddings and
work with the dying. It was a special joy for Bishop Jim Burch to
ordain this young man in his late twenties to the Catholic
priesthood in our diocese on January 18, 2006.

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Richard R. Mickley
St. Aelred Monastery
The Order of St. Aelred (O.S.Ae.)
53-A Mapang-akit St.
Barangay Pinyahan
1100 Quezon City
Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel.: (632) 433 7277 / Mobile: (63) 920 903 4909
saintaelred@gmail.com

Richard R. Mickley, O.S.Ae., Ph.D. (doctorate in clinical
psychology), Abbot of the Order of St. Aelred in Manila, the
Philippines, associate bishop of the Catholic Diocese of One
Spirit, and bishop of the Catholic Diocese of One Spirit in the
Philippines. He is a Korean War veteran. Originally ordained a
Catholic priest in the United States, Richard went to New
Zealand and then to the Philippines for missionary work,
settling in the Philippines permanently. He was ordained a
bishop in 2004 by Bishop Jim Burch. Through the St. Aelred
Monastery, the Gay Men's Support Groups, the Same-sex
Couple's Growth Groups, the Prayer Groups, the Seminary, the
Counseling Hotline, and other works, the Order of St. Aelred
(O.S.Ae.) strives to build a better world for its participants in a
part of the world still emerging from ancient prejudices against
homosexuality. Those who have reached the bottom, the pits of
rejection or loneliness, can turn to the Order to experience the
unconditional love of God.

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Lance Orndorff
PO Box 8581
Alexandria, VA 22306
Office 703-919-7381
home 703-960-6866
lwo@orndorff.com

Lance Ordorff, M.S. (Education) of Alexandria, VA, was raised
in the Protestant and evangelical movements. During college
years, he was a member of the United Methodist Church, then
later during a hiatus in graduate studies, he served as Youth
Pastor at First Christian Church in Binghamton, NY. Shortly
thereafter, he was ordained as a protestant clergy by Faith
Gospel Ministries. His first full-time assignment in the ministry
was with National Community Church in Washington, DC. as
Director of Development. Having felt a longtime and growing
closeness to progressive Christianity and to Catholic tradition,
Lance was ordained a priest within the Catholic Diocese of
One Spirit in March of 2002. Lance is a web developer,
computer specialist, fund raiser and consultant to various
businesses engaged in spiritual work. He combines this with
his active wedding ministry and his running of a
non-denominational organization, "Street Bishops," which
supports and engages over 300 individuals around the world to
active ministry.

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Ashley Jean Reynolds
Birmingham, AL
(256) 565-8387
equaaccessalabama@hotmail.com

Ashley Jean Reynolds, of Birmingham, AL, was ordained to the
diaconate in the Catholic Diocese of One Spirit November 11,
2006. Ashley has a sharp and incisive mind, and is well read
on spirituality. She is a convert to the Catholic Church,
immersing herself totally for the last three years. She loves the
essentials of Catholicism and is a strong proponent of living the
faith without the encumbrances so often put forward by the
institutional church. Active in Women's Ordination Conference
and social justice issues, she lives the Catholic Worker lifestyle
and is a member of Anchorhold, Blessed by Default, a
non-canonical, free-dedication religious order. Her special
interest is in ministering to those suffering from psychological
diseases. She often attends meeting of progressive Catholic
organizations and demonstrations for equality and justice,
especially on women's issues. Ashley is pursuing her studies
and spiritual development toward ordination as a community
priest within the Diocese.

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Frederick C. Ruof
1304 Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 462-3297
fred_ruof@verizon.net

Fred lives in Baltimore, MD, with his wife, Melissa Dougherty
Ruof. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1960, he studied
advanced language, management and human behavioral
studies at Georgetown, Stanford and Catholic Universities.
Parish priest and teacher/administrator in diocese of
Harrisburg, and charged with diocesan-wide domestic and
foreign lay missions. Following marriage in 1966, he
administered social and health centered organizations, until he
founded the National Emergency Medicine Association in
1982; he is now Chairman of the Board Emeritus, and lectures
on emergency health systems. In 1999, Fred retired from health
work and returned full time to active priestly ministry. He
concentrates on retreat work, especially on creation spirituality,
and on ecumenical justice and peace issues, and is the
owner/operator of a planetarium retreat center near York, PA.
Fred is the father of six and the grandfather of four.

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Irene C. Scaramazza
1244 Rice Avenue
Columbus, OH 43230
614-471-7853
irenes@columbus.rr.com

Irene Scaramazza, M. Div., D. Min., was a member of a
religious order for 21 years. There, among other activities, she
was an educator, a retreat director, principal of 2 high schools
and of an elementary school. When she left the convent,
working and studying full time, she earned a doctorate in
pastoral counseling from Boston University School of Theology.
She is currently providing counseling to members of the local
church who do not have health care benefits. Irene also has
training in Ignatian Spiritual Direction and has directed retreats
for individuals and families. She earned another degree in
computer science and supports herself by working as a data
analyst for an early learning consortium in Columbus, Ohio.
Irene was ordained to the priesthood on February 2, 2006.

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John M. Shea
11516 Rockfish River Road
Shipman, VA 22971
(434) 263-6347
JackShea@earthlink.net

Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in May, 1960. After teaching
Latin, Greek, English, and Religion at St. Charles College in
Catonsville, Maryland, from 1960 to 1962, he became a
member of the Society of St. Sulpice and studied theology at
the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, where he earned his
doctorate in sacred theology. In 1964 he translated and
published: The Eternal Year, by Karl Rahner. From 1965 to
1969 he taught ecclesiology and liturgy at St. Thomas
Seminary in Seattle, and at St. Mary's, Baltimore, when he was
asked to become the Executive Secretary of the International
Committee on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). In this role, he
supervised the translation of many of the liturgical texts revised
by Rome after Vatican II. These translations became the official
liturgical texts for use throughout the English-speaking world. In
1972 he left the canonical priesthood and pursued a career in
technical and scientific writing, specializing in the areas of
health research, patient education, and the application of social
marketing principles to health communication programs. Jack
puts his writing skills to practical use for ministry, and he
officiates at weddings. He and his wife, Anne, live in the
Charlottesville, Virginia area.

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Robert S. Teszlewicz
484 McLaughlin Avenue
Muskegon, MI 49442
231-903-4154
RevRopbert@ulcmuskegon.com

Robert trained for three years in the Christian Brothers
formation program, after which he taught as a Christian Brother
for eight years. During his later years as a brother, Robert
became a social worker as well, and began the first substance
awareness program in the school. He then spent 10 years
intervening in child custody and visitation matters. After that,
Robert began his own agency, Criminal Justice Services,
helping people who are in prison and/or on parole or probation
to affect positive changes in their lives. He has a house for
people to parole to, and the house maintains a chapel. He
presently has 3 children for whom he is in process of becoming
legal guardian, because their mothers are in prison and the
fathers in jail. He has "adopted" another 15 year old boy, and is
working with the boy's mother to be a positive male role model
in his life. Robert also runs an adult foster care home with 6
adult residents, and has worked as a counselor in juvenile
prison. He has an M.A. in social work. Robert has chosen to
live the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience because they
work for him in his apostolate.

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David Joseph Tetrault
22501 Cypress Point Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Home (804) 829-5693
Mobile (757) 880-7346
BigShowRev@aol.com

Ordained in 1973, David is a retired Episcopal priest of the
Diocese of Southern Virginia. He served at St. Paul's Church,
Capitol Square, Richmond, VA, and historic Bruton Parish in
Williamsburg. He has a Doctorate in Ministry. David left active
parish ministry in 1996 to expand the boundaries of his own
faith and practice. He is a writer, university teacher, retreat
leader, and professional keyboard musician/entertainer. Since
1994, he's been one of the two chaplains serving the three
traveling units of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. David
and his wife Georgia Ann Prescott, MD, a pediatrician, are
longtime residents of Williamsburg, VA. They have two adult
daughters.
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Penelope Ann Thoms
Maybury Cottage
Tubrid, Kenmare
Co. Kerry, Ireland
064-42768
penelopethoms@eircom.net

Penelope Ann Thoms, M.Div. and M.A, County Kerry, Ireland-.
Penny has her Master of Divinity and her Master of Arts in
Spiritual Direction, both from the Graduate Theological Union
in Berkeley, CA, plus a Certificate in Celtic Studies from the Iliff
School of Theology in Denver, CO, and Certificate in Bioethics
from the University of Washington Medical School. She is a
member of the College of Chaplains, and served as resident
hospital chaplain at Poudre Valley Hospital, CO, McKee
Medical Center (CO), California Pacific Medical Center (San
Francisco), and Santa Rosa Catholic Memorial Hospital (CA),
Sonoma County Community Hospital (CA). She was also
Campus Ministry Chaplain at Colorado State University. She
has extensive writing background, and now lives primarily in
Ireland where she is an accomplished and published poet, and
winner of the Golden Pen Award for Poetry (2002), the Boyle
International Poetry Competition (2003), and the Scottish
International Poetry Competition (2004). Penny is married to
the Rev. Stephen Mead Johnson, an ordained Unitarian
minister. She runs an online spiritual direction service through
her web page, www.QuestPlace.com.

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[Incognito]
Midwestern United States of America

There is another ordained Catholic priest within the Catholic
Diocese of One Spirit, but he is not publicly listed because he
has served, and is currently still serving, as a member of a
Protestant church. Our diocese has no problem with this kind of
mixture of Protestantism and Catholicism, but feels that, at this
time and because of the prejudices still existing as tensions
within Christianity, it is better not to make this an issue. When
religious societies have evolved more toward the
understanding of what is essential and what is not, we will be
able to be more open about such ministry.
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[Incognita]
Midwestern United States of America

The Catholic Diocese of One Spirit is honored to be able to
encourage and validate the calling to priestly ministry of
women. Among the most remarkable women alive today are
thousands of Roman Catholic nuns, many of whom are called
to ordination,. Our "incognita" priest is a prominent Roman
Catholic sister. She has been ordained "in camera." Just as
Rome designates cardinals "in camera" and then is justified in
denying their identities because of the grave danger of
persecution if such designation becomes known, so too do we
ordain current Roman Catholic nuns (others are in the pipeline)
"in camera" and deny identifying them. Sadly, this is because
of the real danger of rejection, ejection and homelessness
which would befall them from their own church if such ordination
were known. God bless these brave and dedicated women!