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REV.
ROBERT J. MILLER
Fr. Bob was born in Grand
Rapids, Michigan in 1950, studied in seminaries in Wisconsin and New York,
obtaining the degrees of BA, M.R.E. and M.Div. He professed vows as a
Redemptorist in 1970, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1976.
While Associate Pastor in Davenport, Iowa (1977-1981), he co-ordinated
sacramental programs, was Director of Religious Education, and was a
member of the Charismatic Renewal Commission of the Davenport Diocese.
From 1981-1988, he was a member of
the Redemptorist Mission Team in Chicago, preaching missions and parish
renewals around the country. In 1986, he graduated from the Pecos School
for Charismatic Spiritual Directors.
Fr. Bob has worked with Marriage Encounter and charismatic renewal,
continuing to do retreat work, missions and celebrating healing and
charismatic Masses in the area.
In 1990, following a leave of absence for purposes of
study and discernment, Fr. Bob officially joined the Archdiocese of
Chicago. He began ministering
in Chicago's south-side, where he was Associate Pastor at St. Joachim from
1990-1995. Presently he is
Co‑Pastor at Holy Angels Church. He teaches in the Deacon & Lay
Ministry Formation programs of the Archdiocese, and is the founder and
Chairman of Genesis Housing Development Corporation, a faith-based
group building affordable housing on Chicago’s south-side.
Fr Bob has written 3 books: Finding
Your Place in the Universe; GriefQuest - Reflections for Men Coping
With Loss ; and his newest book Falling into Faith (November
2000). He enjoys
jogging & walking, piano-playing, Civil War history, and computer
games.
Holy angels Church, An African American Catholic Church.