EPISODE · Feb 18, 2024 · 53 MIN
Black Catholic History with Msgr. Ray East
from Living Real Radio · host St. Philip Catholic Church
Send a textOn this episode of Living Real we experience the wisdom of priest/preacher, Monsignor Ray East. Msgr is the son of the late Thomas and Gwendolyn East. The grandson of Baptist missionaries to South Africa, he was born in Newark, New Jersey. Raised in San Diego, he graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in Business Administration. His position with the National Association of Minority Contractors brought him to Washington, DC where he later experienced a call to the priesthood and was ordained in 1981 by Cardinal Hickey. He currently serves as Pastor at St. Teresa of Avila Parish in the District of Columbia, Archdiocese of Washington. He is blessed to have Cardinal Wilton Gregory as his mentor and pastor. Songs featured only on our Nashville Hippie Radio broadcast: I Can Only Imagine - John Angotti | Every Time I Feel the Spirit - Nat King Cole.
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Send a textOn this episode of Living Real we experience the wisdom of priest/preacher, Monsignor Ray East. Msgr is the son of the late Thomas and Gwendolyn East. The grandson of Baptist missionaries to South Africa, he was born in Newark, New Jersey. Raised in San Diego, he graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in Business Administration. His position with the National Association of Minority Contractors brought him to Washington, DC where he later experienced a call to the priesthood and was ordained in 1981 by Cardinal Hickey. He currently serves as Pastor at St. Teresa of Avila Parish in the District of Columbia, Archdiocese of Washington. He is blessed to have Cardinal Wilton Gregory as his mentor and pastor. Songs featured only on our Nashville Hippie Radio broadcast: I Can Only Imagine - John Angotti | Every Time I Feel the Spirit - Nat King Cole.
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