OLM Hosts Third “Grill The Priests” Event
On Wednesday, October 18, the OLM School and Parish community gathered at 1149 Restaurant in East Greenwich for its third Grill the Priests event. Organized by members of the school’s Parent Teacher Group, OLM Pastor Father Bernard Healey and Associate Pastor Father Joshua Barrow, the evening was a tremendous success with a sold-out group of attendees who were not only thirsting for answers to various questions, but also enjoyed the opportunity to socialize in an adults-only format. Following a brief reception of complimentary food and beverages, the priests took their spots before the crowd and prepared to be “grilled”. In what has become a somewhat popular format in recent years, participants were allowed to ask questions, either “live” or anonymously via notecards, on a variety of topics. Father Healey was moderator for the evening. The brave priests on the panel included newly ordained OLM School Alum Father Brian Morris of St. Luke’s Parish in Barrington, Father David Gaffney, Rector of the Seminary of Our Lady of Providence, Father Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., a Dominican Friar from the Biology Department at Providence College, St. Paul’s Parish Pastor Father Adam Young and Father Barrow. The priests took turns answering questions that were either directed specifically to them, or based on their area of expertise. The evening was filled with tremendous faith, light-hearted joking amongst the brother priests and laughter and frequent applause from the attendees. By all accounts, it was another tremendously successful event that celebrated the OLM community.
