Russell Arnett was ordained the first married Catholic priest in the Milwaukee Archdiocese on Saturday at St. Jerome Parish in Oconomowoc. His journey in life and faith wasn’t the ending that Arnett originally imagined.
“I spent years running from the call,” Arnett said. Growing up a Southern Baptist, the earliest prayer he can remember was at 7 years old: “I remember saying, ‘Lord, I’ll do whatever your will is, just don’t ask me to be a preacher,’ ” Arnett said.