“Priests are doctors of the soul. I feel very blessed that I was able to pursue that, being a physician of the soul.”

—  Stephen D. Parkes

The head of the Diocese of St. Petersburg will help install his brother as bishop in Savannah https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2020/08/29/two-brothers-two-bishops-the-head-of-the-diocese-of-st-petersburg-will-help-install-his-brother-as-bishop-in-savannah/ (August 29, 2020)

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