returned last fall to teach the craft of Catholic preaching at St. John’s Seminary again. In his years of ministry, he has served three parishes, was chaplain/teacher at a high school, director of formation for the Congregation of the Resurrection, and adjunct professor at Kenrick Seminary and Aquinas Institute of Technology in St. Louis, Missouri. His most recent assignment was as pastor of Immaculate Conception parish in Columbia, Illinois. Fr. Thoma earned his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Aquinas Institute.