Fr. Pat was born in County Monaghan Ireland and was ordained in St. Mary's Parish Urbleshaney in June, 1974.  He has been at St. Catherine of Siena since 1997.  Previously he served in Parish Ministry at St. Thomas More in Convent Station, Holy Spirit in Pequannock, and St. Frances deSales in Vernon.  He has a Masters Degree in Religious Education and a Ph.D. in Theology from Fordham University in New York City.  He is currently Dean of the East Morris Deanery.

• Grew up in the northeast Bronx, near Fordham University.
• Held various corporate jobs: Chase Manhattan, Citibank, Blue Cross.
• Became a priest in 2001.
• Studied at St Johns and Catholic University.
• Taught at Rutgers University.
• Worked as assistant at:
  • Our Lady of the Lake in Sparta.
  • Saint Marks in Long Valley

Barbara has been in catechetical ministry since 1975 and the Director of Religious Education at Saint Catherine of Siena since 1990.  She has a degree in Education from Georgian Court College, and a Master’s Degree in Theology from the College of Saint Elizabeth.  Barbara is past president of the Catechetical Leaders Association of the Paterson Diocese, and is currently on the Executive Board as Member at Large.  She resides in Boonton Township and has been married to Jeffrey Buck for thirty five years.  They have three children -- Jeffrey, and his wife Michele, Christine, and her husband Carlton Green, and Michael.  They are also blessed with two beautiful grandsons, Jake and Ryan Buck

Kay has been secretary at St. Catherine of Siena Parish since July 1997, after retiring from GPU Nuclear in Parsippany.  She lives in Parsippany and is a member of St. Peter the Apostle Church.  Over the years she has been active in the Youth Ministry, the Rosary Altar Society, Good Samaritans, and cooking and feeding the homeless at Fr. English Center in Paterson.  She enjoys traveling, reading, spending time with friends.  She has two children, Mark and Michelle and two grandchildren, Rebecca age 7 and Patrick, age 3.