I grew up, one of 6 children, in Prudenville, Michigan. I attended parochial grade school at Our Lady of the Lake, followed by Houghton Lake High School. I then attended Marquette University in Milwaukee and graduated in 1994 with a degree in history. I taught for three years at Nativity Jesuit in Milwaukee, and entered the Society of Jesus in 1997. After the usual Jesuit formation-a year at Creighton's Campion House, three years at Loyola Chicago, regency at Red Cloud High School and theology at the Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley—I was ordained at Gesu in Milwaukee and ministered there for a number of years; during that time I also did tertianship in Oregon. I professed Final Vows in 2018, came to Omaha in 2021, and was assigned as pastor of St. John's in 2022. 

e-mail: mwalsh@jesuits.org
webpage: https://www.nstjohns-creighton.org/