Paul Koleske

www.paulkoleske.com

262-939-7456

Email:  paul@paulkoleske.com

The Early Years

Paul was born March 4, 1960, and raised in Racine, Wisconsin.

Paul attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and School in Racine, WI.

Paul graduated from St. Catherine’s High School in Racine in 1978.

Paul has a B.S. in Marketing from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.

Special Training – Competencies & Interests

Paul’s vocal ability is natural – he sang solos in church at age 9.

Paul spent 5 years studying the guitar and music theory.

He wrote his first song at age 12 and has written nearly 100 more since. 33 songs have been professionally produced and recorded.

Paul has been a student of personal development with a spiritual emphasis and continues to study the connection between personal and spiritual advancement by living a God/Christ/Holy Spirit – centered life.

Paul took the Protecting God’s Children course in the Milwaukee, WI Archdiocese and Safe Environment Training from the San Bernardino, CA Diocese.

Special Training – Competencies & Interests

His public speaking career began in his 20’s as a convention speaker when he began his own personal development sales business distributing products from Success Motivation Institute of Waco, Texas.

Paul is an inspirational speaker that ignites the natural God-given energy resident in all people (by virtue of the Holy Spirit). Weaving scripture verses into his messages, he shows Catholics how to use them as the ultimate tool to begin the process of change leading to a more Spirit-filled life. (Mission series)

Paul was trained as a cantor and sang at his first parish, St. Joseph’s in Racine, WI for 5 years.

The Catholic Church is an interest that fascinates Paul.

Paul conducts parish; concerts, missions, afternoon/evenings of reflection, retreats, workshops and youth ministry events (with a special emphasis on confirmation retreats). He travels the united states of America sharing his Catholic Speaking & Music ministry.

Church Positions Held

Paul was on the St. Joseph’s Parish Council elected Chairman his third year.

Paul co-chartered and co-chaired an Evangelization Committee responsible for reinstituting the regular practice of Eucharistic Adoration at St Joseph’s after it had been dormant for over 2 decades.

           Paul lives in Lake Geneva, WI and is a parishioner at St. Patrick Catholic Church (Elkhorn).

Writings

Paul has written nearly 4 dozen Contemporary Christian songs with 33 fully produced.

Paul has written two Parish Missions entitled; ‘Igniting The Light of Christ Within’ and  ’Putting Your Faith Into Action’.

Recordings

Paul has three compact discs/albums to his credit:

  • FREE ME released in 1996 at the advent of his ministry.
  • THANK YOU LORD released in 2007 as his ministry became a full-time vocation.
  • Paul’s third CD, I BELIEVE, was released in October 2011.

Partial List of Clients and Venues Where His Ministry Was Shared

  • EWTN Dana Scallon show ‘We Are One Body’ – Birmingham, Alabama
  • Chicago Marian Conference, Chicago, Illinois
  • Heartbeat Record Company Appearances – California, New Jersey, Illinois
  • Diocese of Madison Workshop – Madison, Wisconsin
  • St. Bernard Catholic Church – Madison, Wisconsin
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Racine, Wisconsin**
  • St. Joseph Catholic School – Racine, Wisconsin
  • Christ the King Catholic Church – Burlington, Vermont
  • St. Monica Chapel Senior Citizen Home – Racine, Wisconsin
  • St. Edward Catholic Church – Rockford, Illinois
  • Diocese of Rockford, Illinois – Right to Life Conference
  • St. Matthias Catholic Church – Chicago, Illinois
  • St. Mary of the Woods – Chicago, Illinois
  • St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church – Portage, Michigan
  • St. John Catholic Church – Jefferson, Wisconsin
  • St. Stephen Catholic Church – Port Huron, Michigan
  • St. Pius X Catholic Church – Cambridge, Wisconsin
  • St. Rita School – Racine, Wisconsin
  • St. Rita Church – Racine, Wisconsin
  • St. Anthony Catholic Church – Portsmouth, Rhode Island**
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
  • Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
  • St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church – Racine, Wisconsin***
  • Christ the King Catholic Church – Rutland, Vermont
  • St. Ann Catholic Church – Stoughton, Wisconsin
  • Christ the King Catholic Church – McFarland, Wisconsin
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Marshfield, Wisconsin
  • Queenship of Mary Catholic Church – Northampton, Pennsylvania**
  • St. Sebastian Catholic Church – Sturtevant, Wisconsin
  • St. Paul Catholic Church – Sellersburg, Indiana
  • St. James Catholic Church – Franklin, Wisconsin
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Platteville, Wisconsin
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Waverly, Minnesota
  • St. John Brebeuf Catholic Church – Niles, Illinois
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Waterloo, Wisconsin
  • St. Peter of Alcantara – Port Washington, Wisconsin
  • Holy Ghost Catholic Church – South Holland, Illinois
  • Holy Family/St. Lawrence – Essex Junction, Vermont**
  • St. Mark Catholic Church – Independence, Missouri
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • St. John the Baptist (now Divine Savior) – Payne, Ohio
  • St. Mary of the Nativity Catholic Church – Marshall, Wisconsin
  • St. Peter Catholic Church – Kenosha, Wisconsin
  • St. Agnes Catholic Church – Charleston, West Virginia
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Kenosha, Wisconsin**
  • St. John Vianney Catholic Church – Janesville, Wisconsin
  • St. Pius X Catholic Church – Essex, Vermont**
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Baraboo, Wisconsin
  • Immaculate Conception – West Bend, Wisconsin
  • Our Lady of the Lakes – Random Lake, Wisconsin
  • St. Lucy Catholic Church – Racine, Wisconsin
  • Our Lady of Assumption – Beloit, Wisconsin
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Troy, Ohio
  • Christ the King Catholic Church – Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • Holy Apostles Catholic Church – McHenry, Illinois
  • Holy Angels Catholic Church – Aurora, Illinois
  • Holy Name (now St. Richard) – Racine, Wisconsin
  • St. Mary by the Lake – Racine, Wisconsin
  • Holy Rosary Catholic Church – Kenosha, Wisconsin
  • St Casimir School – Kenosha, Wisconsin
  • St Catherine High School – Racine, Wisconsin
  • Holy Family Catholic Church – Elizabeth City, North Carolina
  • St. Monica Catholic Church – Barre, Vermont**
  • Central Vermont Catholic School – Barre, Vermont
  • Holy Cross Catholic Church – Colchester, Vermont
  • Sinsinawa Mound – Sinsinawa, Wisconsin
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church – Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania**
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Plano, Illinois
  • St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church – Romeoville, Illinois
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Marshfield, Wisconsin
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Church – Marshfield, Wisconsin
  • St. Edward Catholic Church – Princeton, Minnesota
  • St. Pius X Catholic Church – Zimmerman, Minnesota
  • St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church – Gibbsboro, New Jersey
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church – Daytona Beach, Florida
  • St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church – Jensen Beach, Florida
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Parish – Braddock, Pennsylvania**
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Hubbard, Ohio
  • St. Anthony Catholic Church – Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
  • St. Maria Lanakila Catholic Church – Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church – New Berlin, Wisconsin
  • Christ Our Light Parish – Loudonville, New York
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel – Inwood, Long Island, New York
  • Our Lady of Calvary – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania**
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
  • Nativity of St. Mary – Janesville, Wisconsin
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace – Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania
  • St. Francis of Assisi – Greenlawn, New York**
  • St Thomas More – Narragansett, Rhode Island
  • Our Lady of Unity – Kansas City, Kansas**
  • Sacred Heart – Emporia, Kansas
  • St. Viator – Las Vegas, Nevada
  • St. Malachy – Tehachapi, California**
  • St. Thomas the Apsotle – Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
  • St. Anne – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • St. Edward/St. Francis – Blawnox, Pennsylvania**
  • St. Pius X – Omaha, Nebraska
  • Cathedral of the Nativity BVM – Grand Island, Nebraska
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Omaha, Nebraska
  • Church of the Nativity – Sioux City, Iowa
  • Our Lady of Victory – Davenport, Iowa
  • Holy Angels – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • St. Wenceslaus – Omaha, Nebraska
  • St. Joseph – Bellvue, Iowa
  • St. Donatus – St. Donatus, Iowa
  • St. Mary – Cecil, Pennsylvania
  • Assumption Church – Omaha, Nebraska
  • St. James – Manville, Rhode Island
  • St. Hugh – Carmichaels, Pennsylvania**
  • St. Vincent de Paul – Elmont, Long Island, New York
  • Good Shepherd – Berlin, New Hampshire**
  • Holy Family – Gorham, New Hampshire**
  • St. John Apostle & Evangelist – Mililani, Oahu, Hawaii
  • Presentation Church – Stockton, California
  • SS Peter & Paul – Seneca, Kansas
  • Mother Theresa of Calcutta – Topeka, Kansas
  • St. Stephen the Martyr – Omaha, Nebraska**
  • Blessed Sacrament – Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Immaculate Conception – Yuma, Arizona
  • St. Ann Catholic Church – Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • St. Martha Catholic Church – Uniondale, New York
  • St. Michael Catholic Church – Exeter, New Hampshire
  • St. Lucy Catholic Faith Community – Middletown, Rhode Island
  • St. Alphonsus Ligouri Catholic Church – Prospect Heights, Illinois**
  • Our Lady of Lourdes – Omaha, Nebraska**
  • SS John & Paul – Coventry, Rhode Island
  • Holy Family Catholic Church – Yakima, Washington
  • St. Richard Catholic Church – Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
  • Notre Dame Catholic Church – Cresco, Iowa
  • St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church – Surprise, Arizona
  • St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church – Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church – Pearl City, Oahu, Hawaii
  • St. Benedict (The Painted Church) – Captain Cook, Hawaii, Hawaii
  • St. John Catholic Church – Kealakekua, Hawaii, Hawaii
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church – Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Fremont, Nebraska
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – Enosburg Falls, Vermont
  • St. James Catholic Church – Omaha, Nebraska
  • Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs – Woonsocket, Rhode Island
  • St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish – Blawnox, Pennsylvania**
  • St. Bernadette Catholic Church – Monroeville, Pennsylvania
  • St. Norbert Catholic Church – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church – North Kingstown, Rhode Island
  • St. Stephen Catholic Church – Trumbull, Connecticut**
  • Stella Maris Parish – Door County, Wisconsin**
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Cooperstown, New York
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – O’Hara, Pennsylvania
  • Our Lady of the Sierra – Oakhurst, California***
  • St. Gregory Catholic Church – Marysville, Kansas
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church – Derry, New Hampshire
  • Church of the Incarnation – Centerville, Ohio**
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Riverside, Illinois
  • Holy Family Catholic Church – Fairfield, Connecticut**
  • St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church – Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
  • St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • St. Katharine of Siena Catholic Church – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church – New Hope, Pennsylvania
  • St. Victoria Catholic Church – Victoria, Minnesota
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Honolulu, Hawaii
  • St. Pius X Catholic Church – Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Christ the Redeemer Parish – Atco, New Jersey
  • Holy Spirit Catholic Church – Fresno, California**
  • St. Michael Catholic Church – Canfield, Ohio**
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Massillon, Ohio
  • St. Camillus Catholic Church – New Castle, Pennsylvania
  • Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church – Port Orange, Florida**
  • St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church – Saint Charles, Missouri
  • Divine Mercy Parish – Peterborough, New Hampshire
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Rochester, New Hampshire**
  • St. Ann Catholic Church – Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii
  • Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church – Waipahu, Oahu, Hawaii
  • St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church – Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii
  • St. James Catholic Church – Sewickley, Pennsylvania
  • Notre Dame Catholic Church – Easton, Connecticut
  • Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church – Cocoa, Florida
  • St. Albert the Great Catholic Church – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • St. Michael Catholic Church – St. Florian, Alabama
  • St. Peter Catholic Church – Farmington, New Hampshire
  • Blessed John XXIII Parish – Nashua, New Hampshire
  • St. Andre Bessette Catholic Parish – Laconia, New Hampshire**
  • St. Theresa Catholic Church – Rye Beach, New Hampshire
  • St. Bernardine Catholic Church – Forest Park, Illinois
  • St. Peter Catholic Church – Slinger, Wisconsin
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Ellsworth, Maine
  • St. Andrew Parish Center – Block Island, Rhode Island
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Milford, New Hampshire
  • St. Tarcissus Catholic – Chicago, Illinois**
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Johnson City, Tennessee**
  • St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Catholic Church – Avondale, Pennsylvania
  • St. Lawrence Catholic Church – Goffstown, New Hampshire**
  • St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church – Littleton, New Hampshire***
  • St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church – Litchfield, New Hampshire
  • St. Stephen Catholic Church – Old Hickory, Tennessee
  • St. Alphonsus Catholic Church – Ocean Springs, Mississippi
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – Buffalo, Wyoming
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Arlington, Texas
  • St. Nicholas Catholic Church – Carver, Minnesota
  • St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church – Vallejo, California
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Crescent City, California
  • Nativity of Our Lord Parish – Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • St. Rose Catholic Church – Girard, Ohio
  • Our Lady of the Mountains – North Conway, New Hampshire**
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Kent, Ohio
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Church – Clarksville, Tennessee
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Makawao, Maui, Hawaii
  • St. John Vianney Catholic Church – Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii
  • St. Helena Catholic Church – Hobbs, New Mexico
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Church – Tahoe City, California**
  • Incarnation-St. James Parish – Ewing, New Jersey
  • Christ the King Parish – Concord, New Hampshire
  • St. Marguerite d’ Youville Parish – Groveton, New Hampshire
  • All Saints Parish – Charlestown, New Hampshire
  • North American Martyrs Parish – Colebrook, New Hampshire
  • St. Pius X Catholic Church – White Bear Lake, Minnesota
  • St. Angela Merici Parish – Youngstown, Ohio
  • St. Luke Catholic Church – Youngstown, Ohio
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Youngstown, Ohio
  • St. Willebrord Catholic Church – Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • St. James Catholic Church – Potosi, Missouri
  • Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church – Rosemont, Illinois
  • Holy Family Catholic Church – New Brighton, Pennsylvania
  • St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church – North Charleston, South Carolina
  • St. Stephen Catholic Church – Midland, Texas
  • Holy Redeemer Catholic Church – Odessa, Texas
  • Nativity Catholic Church – Dubuque, Iowa
  • St. Michael Catholic Church – San Diego, California**
  • Blessed Junipero Serra Parish – Lancaster, California
  • Holy Spirit & St. Nicholas Parishes – Millvale, Pennsylvania
  • St. Therese of Lisieux Parish – Montauk, Long Island, New York**
  • Maria Immacolata Catholic Church – Houma, Louisiana**
  • St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Parish – Masontown, Pennsylvania**
  • Sacred Heart/St. Casimir Parish – Leavenworth, Kansas
  • Holy Redeemer Catholic Church – Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
  • St. Thomas More Parish – Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Church – Columbia, Illinois
  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church – Gretna, Nebraska
  • St. Gerald Catholic Church – Ralston, Nebraska
  • St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • St. Bernadette Soubirous Catholic Church – Houma, Louisiana
  • Holy Family Parish – Pass Christian, Mississippi
  • St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church – Bullhead City, Arizona
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Palos Hills, Illinois
  • St. Sebastian Catholic Church – Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
  • St. Hubert Catholic Church – Hoffman Estates, Illinois
  • St. Matthew Parish – Schaumburg, Illinois
  • Church of the Holy Spirit – Schaumburg, Illinois
  • St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr Catholic Church – Tinley Park, Illinois
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Elkhorn, Wisconsin*
  • St. Isidore Catholic Church – Columbus, Nebraska
  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church – Pittsfield, Massachusetts**
  • Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church – Estes Park, Colorado
  • Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church – Bayard, New Mexico
  • St. Francis Newman Center – Silver City, New Mexico
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – O’Neill, Nebraska
  • St. Catherine Catholic Church – Ravenna, Michigan
  • St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church – Long Beach, Mississippi
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral – Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church – Layton, Utah
  • Pax Christi Catholic Church – Rochester, Minnesota
  • St. James Roman Catholic Church – Setauket, New York
  • Holy Spirit Parish – Dubuque, Iowa
  • Church of the Sacred Heart – Owatonna, Minnesota
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Owatonna, MN
  • Diocese of Winona Minnesota Deanery Youth Rally – Owatonna, MN
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Hattiesburg, Mississippi**
  • St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church – Seminole, Florida
  • St. Mary of the Falls Catholic Church – Olmsted Falls, Ohio
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Parish – Fairfield, Connecticut
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Chauvin, Louisiana
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Galliano, Louisiana
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Vacaville, California
  • St. Jerome Catholic Church – Maplewood, Minnesota
  • St. Ann Catholic Church – Needles, California
  • St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church – Riverside, California
  • St. James Catholic Church – Lake Placid, Florida
  • St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church – Hudson, Florida
  • St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church – Lewes, Delaware
  • Queen of Heaven Parish – Uniontown, Ohio
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Church – Comstock Park, Michigan
  • Parish of the Assumption – Dover, New Hampshire
  • St. Gall Catholic Community – Gardnerville, Nevada
  • St. John the Baptist – Fordyce, Nebraska
  • St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church – Bellaire, Michigan
  • Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • St. Fabian Catholic Church – Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Sparta, Wisconsin
  • St. Anthony Parish – Sacramento, California
  • St. Theresa of Lisieux Parish – South Lake Tahoe, California
  • Church of the Nativity – El Monte, California
  • St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church – Charlevoix, MIchigan
  • St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church – Live Oak, Florida
  • Sacred Heart Parish – Crystal City, Missouri
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Wichita, Kansas
  • St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church – Lilburn, Georgia
  • Queen of Apostles Parish – Tomah, Wisconsin
  • St. Valentine Catholic Church – Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
  • St. Augustine & Holy Name of Mary Churches – Lebanon, Kentucky
  • St. Agnes Catholic Church – Lake Placid, New York
  • St. Jude, St. Mary, St. Agnes Churches – Elyria, Ohio
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Chardon, Ohio
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – East Islip, New York
  • St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church – Pembroke Pines, Florida
  • St. Theresa Catholic Church – Kekaha, Hawaii
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Church – Lihue, Hawaii
  • St. Raphael Catholic Church – Koloa, Hawaii
  • St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church – New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Warner Robins, Georgia
  • Mary Our Queen Catholic Church – Peachtree Corners, Georgia
  • Holy Spirit Catholic Church – Louisville, Kentucky
  • St. Lawrence Catholic Church – North Highlands, California
  • St. Basil The Great Catholic Church – Vallejo, California
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Church – Utica, New York
  • St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church – Hamburg, New York**
  • St. Jude Catholic Church – Hopatcong, New Jersey
  • St. Theresa Catholic Church – Henniker, New Hampshire
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Church – Hackensack, New Jersey
  • St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church – Moundsville, West Virginia
  • St. Bede Catholic Church – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Church – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • St. Hubert Catholic Church – Harrison Township, Michigan
  • Our Lady on the River Catholic Church – Marine City, Michigan
  • St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church – Woodstock, Georgia
  • St. Anna Catholic Church – Monroe Georgia
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Conway Springs, Kansas
  • St. Mary Catholic Church – Fredericksburg, Texas
  • St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church – Eunice, Louisiana*
  • St. Joseph/St. Rose of Lima Churches – Cecilia, Louisiana*
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Manassas, Virginia
  • St. Boniface Catholic Church – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • St. Cyprian Catholic Church – Riverview, Michigan*
  • St. Michael Catholic Church – Buffalo, New York
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church – Danville, Pennsylvania
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Saint Marys, Pennsylvania
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Church – Ransomville, New York
  • St. Cyril Catholic Church – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church – New Iberia, Louisiana
  • Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church – Rapid City, South Dakota
  • St. Thomas More Catholic Church – Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Pittsfield, Massachusetts
  • St. Nicholas Catholic Church – Walnutport, Pennsylvania
  • St. Bernadette Catholic Church – Parlin, New Jersey
  • St. Paul Catholic Church – Salem, Ohio
  • SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church – Ionia, Michigan
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Lexington, Virginia
  • Immaculate Conception – Eau Claire, Wisconsin
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Church – Bemus Point, New York
  • St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church – Beckley, West Virginia
  • St. John the Evangelist – Riverhead, New York
  • Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church – Branson, Missouri
  • St. James Catholics Church – Rockford, Illinois
  • St. Joseph/St. Mary Catholic Churches – Freeport, Illinois
  • Santiam Vicariate Parishes- Stayton/Sublimity/Shaw, Oregon
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help/Sorrows – Edgewater & West River, Maryland
  • St. Stephen Catholic Church – Oak Creek, Wisconsin
  • St. James Civil Parish – Paulina, Louisiana
  • St. Ann Catholic Church – Mamou, Louisiana
  • Nativity of Our Lady Church – New Iberia, Louisiana
  • St. Luke Catholic Church – Palm Springs, Florida
  • St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church – Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • St. Rose/St. John Parish – Lima, Ohio
  • St. Peter the Fisherman – Mountain Home, Arkansas
  • John Paul II Cluster – Independence/Winthrop, Iowa
  • Guardian Angels – Denver, Colorado
  • St. Thomas More – Centennial, Colorado
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe – Newton, Kansas
  • St. Ignatius Loyola – Saint Ignace, Michigan
  • St. Columbkille – Fort Myers, Florida
  • Holy Family – Missouri City, Texas
  • St. Stephen Catholic Church – Stevens Point, Wisconsin
  • St. Caspar Catholic Church – Wauseon, Ohio
  • St. Elizabeth Catholic Community – Ludlow, Massachusetts
  • Holy Family of Jesus, Maty & Joseph – Niagara Falls, New York
  • St. Isidore Catholic Church – Macomb, Michigan
  • St. Clare Catholic Church – Waveland, Mississippi
  • St. Michael’s & Holy Trinity Parishes – Hartington, Nebraska*
  • St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church – Butte, Montana
  • St. Edna Catholic Community – Arlington Heights, Illinois*
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Chesterton, Indiana
  • St. John Neumann Catholic Church – Lilburn, Georgia
  • Blessed Trinity Catholic Church – St. Petersburg, Florida
  • St. Agatha Catholic Church – Milton, Massachusetts
  • St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church – Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church – Ocala, Florida
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church – Helotes, Texas
  • Christ The King Catholic Church – Pueblo, Colorado
  • St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church – Medford, New Jersey
  • St. John Neumann Catholic Church – Merrimack, New Hampshire*
  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church – Nederland, Texas
  • Church of the Ascension – Fountain Hills, Arizona
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church – Anchorage, Alaska
  • St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church – Crowley, Louisiana
  • St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church – Waupaca, Wisconsin
  • St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church – Chicopee, Massachusetts
  • Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church – Stratford, Connecticut
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church – Danbury, Connecticut
  • St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church – Drake, North Dakota
  • St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church – Twin Falls, Idaho
  • St. William Catholic Church – Thompson Falls, Montana
  • St. James Catholic Church – Plains, Montana
  • St. Agnes Catholic Church – Weiser, Idaho
  • SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church and School – Grangeville, Idaho
  • Holy Trinity Parish – Plymouth, New Hampshire
  • St. John Vianney Church – South Burlington, Vermont
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Church Point, Louisiana
  • St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church – Madison, Mississippi
  • St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church – Boca Raton, Florida
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church – Morristown, New Jersey
  • St. Patrick Catholic Church – Arroyo Grande, California
  • SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church – Alta Loma, California
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church – Concordia, Kansas
  • St. Mary Parish – Barnegat, New Jersey

* denotes number of additional visits to parish

Partial Reference Letter List

http://paulkoleske.com/reference-letters/

Partial Reference List

  • Fr. Oriol Regales – St. Patrick – Elkhorn, WI (262) 723-5190 (MY PASTOR)
  • Fr. Tom May – St. Mary Catholic Church – Riverside, IL (708) 447-1020
  • Fr. Charles Ranges – Holy Family/St. Lawrence – Essex Junction, VT (802) 878-5331
  • Fr. Daniel Gray – St. Anthony – Portsmouth, RI (401) 683-0089
  • Fr. Timothy Cloutier – St. Mary – Waverly, MN (763) 658-4319
  • Fr. Luis Rodriguez – Corpus Christi – Chambersburg, PA (717) 264-6317
  • Fr. Tommy Conway – Pastor – St. Fabian – Hattiesburg, MS (601) 467-5620
  • Pat Smith – Adult Faith Formation – St. Patrick – Troy, OH (937) 335-2833
  • Barb Abler – Youth Director – Christ the King – Wauwatosa, WI (414) 322-0298
  • Dolores Snyder – DRE – St. Paul – Sellersburg, IN (812) 246-5088
  • Fr. John P. McDonough – Pastor – St Agnes – Charleston, WV (304) 925-2836
  • Cathy Terranova – DRE – Holy Family – Elizabeth City, NC (252) 335-7346
  • Sr. Alma Gallagher – Spiritual Life Director – St. Andrew – Gibbsboro, NJ (856) 784-8501
  • Pattie Pflugradt – Office Staff – Sacred Heart – Marshfield, WI (715) 384-3213
  • Fr. James Molgano – Pastor – St. Martin de Porres – Jensen Beach, FL (772) 334-4214
  • Fr. Tom Burke – Pastor – St. Bede – Sewickley, PA (412) 661-7222
  • Karen Bartos – CRE – St. Patrick – Hubbard, OH (330) 534-1928
  • Fr. Roland Bunda – Pastor – St. Anthony – Wailuku, Maui, HI (808) 244-4148
  • Fr. Gary Colton – Pastor – St. Maria Lanakila – Lahaina, Maui, HI (808) 661-0552
  • Meghi Graziano – P.A. Evangelization – Christ Our Light – Loudonville, NY (518) 458-2902
  • Fr. Larry Duncklee – Pastor – St. John the Evangelist – Riverhead, NY (631) 284-9909
  • Fr. Jack Batykefer – Pastor – St. Patrick – Canonsburg, PA (724) 745-6560
  • Steve Crawford – Pastoral Assistant – St. Thomas More – Narragansett, RI (401) 789-7682
  • Fr. Peter Kaczmarek – Pastor – St. Francis of Assisi – Greenlawn, NY (631) 757-7435
  • Fr. Kent O’Connor – Pastor – Our Lady of Unity – Kansas City, KS (913) 677-4621
  • Fr. Richard Rinn – Pastor – St. Viator – Las Vegas, NV (702) 733-8323
  • Fr. Patrick Joel Davadilla – Pastor – St. Malachy – Tehachapi, CA (661) 822-3060
  • Lori McMahon – Adult Formation Director – St. Anne – Pittsburgh, PA (412) 531-5964
  • Fr. Anthony Gargotta – Pastor – St. Bernadette – Monroeville, PA (412) 373-0050
  • Fr. John Pietramale – Pastor – Our Lady of Lourdes – Omaha, NE (402) 346-0900
  • Fr. Jerry Feierfeil – Pastor – Church of the Nativity – Sioux City, IA (712) 276-3022
  • Fr. Robert Ahlin – Pastor – Holy Angels – Pittsburgh, PA (412) 461-6906
  • Mary Jane Keppler – Pastoral Associate – St. Joseph – Bellvue, IA (563) 872-3234
  • Fr. Stan Gregorek – Pastor – St. Mary – Cecil, PA (412) 221-1560
  • Fr. James Keiter – Pastor – St. John the Baptist – Fordyce, NE (402) 357-3506
  • Fr. Mark Dollard – Pastor – St. Rose of Lima – Littleton, NH (603) 444-2593
  • Fr. Bill Bruning – Pastor – Queen of the Holy Rosary – Overland Park, KS (913)-432-4616
  • Fr. Jim Tiegs – Retired – St. Stephen the Martyr – Omaha, NE (402) 676-0816 (cell)
  • Msgr. Frank Caldwell – Pastor – Cure of Ars Catholic Church – Merrick, NY (516) 623-1400
  • Fr. Marc Montminy – Pastor – St. Michael Catholic Church – Exeter, NH (603) 772-2494
  • Fr. John O’Brien – Pastor – St. Lucy Catholic Faith Community – Middletown, RI (401) 847-6153
  • Brad Vallem – Parishioner – St. Alphonsus Ligouri – Prospect Heights, Illinois (847) 714-2574
  • Fr. Paul Grenon – Pastor – SS John & Paul – Coventry, Rhode Island (401) 821-5764
  • Mary Smith – Pastoral Associate/Music Director – Holy Family – Yakima, WA (509) 966-0830
  • Fr. Tom Sparicino – Pastor – St. Richard Catholic Church – Gibsonia, PA (724) 444-1971
  • Fr. Dennis Cahill – Pastor – Notre Dame Catholic Church – Cresco, IA (563) 547-3565
  • Fr. Hans Ruygt – Pastor – St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church – Surprise, AZ (623) 546-3444
  • Fr. Pascual Abaya IV – Pastor – Our Lady of Good Counsel – Pearl City, HI (808) 455-3012
  • Fr. Al Rebuldela – Pastor – St. Benedict (Painted Church) – Captain Cook, HI (808)-328-2227
  • Fr. Edgar Brillantes – Pastor – Our Lady of Sorrows – Wahiawa, HI (808)-621-5109
  • Fr. Richard Reiser – Pastor – St. James Catholic Church – Omaha, NE (402) 572-0499
  • Marilyn Welsh – Secretary – St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish – Blawnox, PA (412) 828-4066
  • Fr. Mark Thomas – Pastor – St. Norbert Church – Pittsburgh, PA (412) 881-1316
  • Fr. John Rosson – Pastor – St. Mary Catholic Church – Cooperstown, NY (607) 547-2213
  • Kevin Samblanet – Muisc Director – Church of the Incarnation – Centerville, OH (937) 433-1188
  • Fr. Paul Kennedy – Pastor – St. Katharine of Siena  – Philadelphia, PA (215) 637-7548
  • Fr. Fred Kindon – Pastor – St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church – New Hope, PA (215) 862-5472
  • Patty Schlader – Ministries Director – St. Victoria Catholic Parish – Victoria, MN (952) 443-2661
  • Ms. Sally Rensch – Mission Coordinator – Christ the Redeemer Parish – Atco, NJ (856) 767-0719
  • Fr. Ed Gretchko – Pastor – St. Mary Catholic Church – Massillon, OH (330) 832-1270
  • Fr. Tom Lewandowski – Pastor – St. Camillus Catholic Church – New Castle, PA (724) 652-9471
  • Fr. Christopher Hoffman – Pastor – Our Lady of Hope – Port Orange, FL (386) 788-6144
  • Fr. Patrick D. Ryan – Pastor – St. Robert Bellarmine Church – Saint Charles, MO (636) 946-6799
  • Fr. Gerry Belanger – Pastor – Divine Mercy Parish – Peterborough, NH (603) 924-7647
  • Fr. Herman Gomes – Pastor – St. Ann Catholic Church – Kaneohe, HI (808) 247-3092
  • Fr. W. Pierre Baker – Pastor – Blessed John XXIII Parish Nashua, NH (603) 882-2462
  • Fr. Marc Drouin – Pastor – St. Andre Bessette Parish – Laconia, NH (603) 524-1357
  • Fr. Maurice Lavigne – Pastor – St. Theresa Catholic Church – Rye Beach, NH (603) 964-6440
  • Fr. Richard Stoffel – Pastor – St. Peter Catholic Church – Slinger, WI (262) 644-8083
  • Fr. Scott Mower – Pastor – St. Joseph Catholic Church – Ellsworth, ME (207) 667-2342
  • Fr. Michael Solazzo – Pastor – St. Tarcissus Catholic – Chicago, IL (773) 763-8228
  • Sue Hinderlider – Pastoral Associate – St. Mary Catholic Church – Johnson City, TN (423) 282-6367
  • Fr. Gerard Bertin – Pastor – St. Lawrence Catholic Church – Goffstown, NH (603) 497-2622
  • Fr. Pat Kibby – Pastor – St. Stephen Catholic Church – Old Hickory, TN (615) 758-2424
  • Deacon Hans Toecker – St. Stephen Catholic Church – Old Hickory, TN (615) 758-2424
  • Francie Duffield – Faith Formation – St. Stephen Catholic Church – Old Hickory, TN (615) 758-2424
  • Fr. Henry McInerney – Pastor – St. Alphonsus Catholic Church – Ocean Springs, MS (228) 875-5419
  • Fr. Peter Johnson – Pastor – St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – Buffalo, WY (307) 684-7268
  • Fr. David Hulshof – Pastor – Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church – Branson, MO (417) 334-2928
  • Fr. Steven Lepine – Pastor – All Saints Parish – Charlestown, NH (603) 826-3359
  • Fr. John Clemens – Pastor – Our Lady of Hope – Rosemont, IL (847) 825-4673
  • Fr. Marreddy Allam – Pastor – St. Thomas the Apsotle – North Charleston, SC (843) 552-2223
  • Fr. Manuel Ediza – Pastor – St. Michael Catholic Church – San Diego, CA (619) 470-1977
  • Fr. Leo DeChant – Pastor – Blessed Junipero Serra Parish – Lancaster, CA (661) 943-9314
  • Fr. Thomas P. Murray – Pastor – St.Therese of Lisieux Parish – Montauk, NY (631) 668-2200
  • Fr. Mark L. Thomas – Pastor – Holy Redeemer Catholic Church – Ellwood City, PA (724) 758-4411
  • Becky Ready – Faith Formation – St. Thomas More Parish – Cincinnati, OH (513) 752-2080
  • Karen Lundy – Music Director – Immaculate Conception – Columbia, IL (618) 281-5105
  • Fr. Ken Harder – Pastor – St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church – Stillwater, OK (405) 372-6886
  • Fr. Peter A. Gregory – Pastor – St. Charles Church – Pittsfield, MA (413) 441-2507
  • Fr. Stephen Bird – Pastor – Epiphany of the Lord – Oklahoma City, OK (405) 722-2110
  • Robert Waldrop – Music Director – Epiphany of the Lord – Oklahoma City, OK (405) 200-8155
  • Fr. Fred Brucker – Pastor – St. Catherine (cluster) – Ravenna, MI (616) 899-2286
  • Fr. Clarence Sandoval – Pastor – St. Rose of Lima – Layton, UT (801) 544-4269
  • Fr. Joseph Fogal – Pastor – Pax Christi Church – Rochester, MN (507) 236-470
  • Dan Bauer – DRE – Church of the Sacred Heart – Owatonna, MN (507) 446-2302
  • Fr. Ken Ramon-Landry, Pastor – Sacred Heart – Hattiesburg, MS (601) 583-9404
  • Fr. Wally Hyclak – Pastor – St. Mary of the Falls – Olmsted Falls, OH (440) 235-2222
  • Fr. Peter Cipriani – Pastor – Our Lady of the Assumption Parish – Fairfield, CT (203) 333-9065
  • Fr. Anthonio Jean – Pastor – St. James – Lake Placid, FL (863) 465-3215
  • Fr. Tom Flowers – Pastor – St. Jude the Apostle – Lewes, DE (302) 644-7300
  • Fr. David Durkee – Pastor – Queen of Heaven – Uniontown, OH (330) 896-2345
  • Fr. Tom Simons – Pastor – Holy Trinity – Comstock Park, MI (616) 784-0677
  • Fr. Agapit Jean – Pastor – Parish of the Assumption – Dover, NH (603) 749-6779
  • Fr. Paul McCollum – Pastor – St. Gall – Gardnerville, NH  (775) 782-2852
  • Fr. James Keiter – Pastor – St. John the Baptist – Fordyce, NE (402) 357-3506
  • Fr. Chet Collins – Pastor – St. Luke Catholic Church – Bellaire, MI (231) 533-8121
  • Fr. Keith Kitzhaber – Pastor – St. Patrick Parish – Sparta, WI (608) 269-2655
  • Fr. Mauricio Hurtado – Pastor – St. Theresa of Lisieux  – South Lake Tahoe, CA (530) 544-3533
  • Fr. Stuart M. Smeltzer – Pastor – St. Joseph – Wichita, KS (316) 261-5800
  • Fr. Brian Lorei – Pastor – St. Stephen the Martyr – Lilburn, GA (770) 381-7488
  • Wanda Thorson – DRE – Queen of Apostles Parish – Tomah, WI (608) 372-4516
  • Fr. William Bowling – Pastor – St. Augustine & Holy Name of Mary – Lebanon, KY (270) 692-3019
  • Fr. Frank Kosem – Pastor – St. Jude Parish – Elyria, OH (440) 366-5711
  • Fr. Darragh Griffith – Pastor – Mary Our Queen – Peachtree Corners, GA (770) 416-0002
  • Msgr. Fred Nijem – Pastor – Sacred Heart – Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-0124
  • Fr. John E. Mikalajunas – Pastor – Holy Trinity – Utica, NY (315) 724-7238
  • Fr. Ted Jost – Pastor – St. Mary of the Lake Hamburg, NY (716) 627-3123
  • Very Rev. Fr. Luis Rodriguez – Pastor – Corpus Christi – Chambersburg, PA (717) 264-6317
  • Fr. Doug Bignall – Pastor – St. Hubert – Harrison Township, MI (586) 463-5877
  • Ethan Weltens – DRE – St. Mary’s – Fredericksburg, TX  (830) 997-9523
  • Msgr. J. Robert Romero – Pastor – St. Anthony – Eunice, LA (337) 457-5285
  • Fr. Gregory Cormier – Pastor – St. Joseph & St. Rose of Lima – Cecilia, LA (337) 667-6344
  • Fr. Joseph D’Aurora – Pastor – St. Patrick – Lexington, VA (540) 463-3533
  • Fr. Paul Wharton – Pastor – St. Francis – Beckley, WV (304) 256-3594
  • Fr. Vincent Dufresne – Pastor – East St. James Parish – Pauline, LA (225) 869-5751
  • Fr. Robert Kacalo – Pastor – St. Stephen Catholic Community – Oak Creek, WI (414) 762-0552
  • Fr. Andrew Brierley – Pastor – St. Luke Catholic Church – Palm Springs, FL (561) 965-8980
  • Msgr. Patrick Gaalaas – Pastor – St. Bernard of Clairvaux – Tulsa, OK (918) 299-9406
  • Fr. David Ross – Administrator – St. Rose & St. John – Lima, OH (419) 222-5521
  • Fr. Norbert Rappold – Pastor – St. Peter The Fisherman – Mountain Home, AR (870) 425-2832
  • Fr. David Beckman – Pastor – John Paul II Cluster – Independence, IA (319) 334-7191
  • Msgr. Homer  Gosselin – Pastor – St. Elizabeth Catholic Community – Ludlow, MA (413) 583-3467
  • Amy Righi – Music & Liturgy Director – St. Isidore – Macomb, MI (586) 286-1700
  • Fr. Robert Hall – Pastor – St. John the Evangelist – Butte, MT (406) 498-6902