Upcoming Lehigh County DA Race

UpDate: Somebody other than LVS has finally stepped up to challenge DA Jim Martin: Meet Ed Koren. Visit: Ed Koren website.

Crooked and incompetent Lehigh County DA Jim Martin has not faced a political challenger at the polls since 1999.

Martin, a Republican, ran unopposed in 2003, and again in 2007.

It's high time for a change this year on election day in November 2011.

Here's why ...

THE DIRTY FACTS

ON DA JIM MARTIN

* Judy Fulmer's V.I.P. DUI "House Arrest" (wink wink), Martin pal Judy could leave her house any time she wanted (see page 9)

* Negligently Releasing Murderers into the Community

* Framing & Defaming Veronica Rohrer for Political Gain

* Serial Killer Charles Cullen (No Charges?) & St. Luke's Hospital (No Questions?)

* Blowing Murder Cases

* Ignoring DUI Homicides

* Mugging Macungie Mayor Rick Hoffman

* Being a Total Embarrassment to Lehigh County

* Grossly Abusing Power for Personal Vendettas

* Rewarding Connected "Media" Cronies

DIRTY FACTS THE MORNING CALL

"newspaper" REFUSED TO COVER

* "Broadway Jim" Missing in Action

* Jim Martin's Shiatsu Sex Story

* Killer Vacation in Belize

* Martin's Tricky Secret Switcheroos

* Sheena Villa's 3rd Degree Murder

* O'Malley's Ruled Negligent by Jury

* Debbie Garlicki's Stinky Cover-Up

* Judge Steinberg Phones LVS

* Cyber Threats To LVS Escalate

Game On.

Essential Reading > WHY WE FIGHT

Original Post

Angie and I had a terrific breakfast meeting at West Side Diner a few months back w/ RICK DAUGHERTY, Chair, Lehigh County Democratic Party.

Rick was "all ears" about the local Dems putting up a candidate to run against crooked and incompetent Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin (pictured).

Rick said it was good that I was bringing it up this early (next election is 2011), since the Dems would likely need a good head of steam to beat Martin and his connections.

But since that seemingly productive breakfast meeting, Rick Daugherty has thrice (so far) ignored this follow-up email from me, last sent Tuesday and cc'd to all the Lehigh County Democratic Party Officers: Linda Minger, Helen Sheerens, Courtney Robinson, and Celeste Dee.

On Feb 9, 2010, at 10:21:52 AM, Bill Villa wrote (for a 3rd time) ...

Hi Rick, I'd like to address your committee, some time soon. I'd like to make the case that it's the committee's civic duty (and its political party duty) to put a candidate up against typically unopposed Lehigh County DA Jim Martin next election. I have a half dozen fact-laden exposé examples of Martin's crony-crookedness and incompetence that somehow never made it into The Morning Call. There's so much political ammunition to use against Martin ...

When can this meeting be arranged?

Keep me posted, thanks Rick.

Best Regards,

Bill Villa

LVS's Best Comment Ever

Tue Feb 09, 09:47:00 AM 2010

PandNH4

said...

Bill,

I see it like this. It's one thing to be a gad fly - a closed mouth doesn't get fed. You being a constant voice in the ears of those who make the rules is a necessity and right afforded to us as AMERICANS. It's not only our right to bark, it's our obligation. However, it is something completely and fundamentally different to be a tormentor and exacerbator of a bad situation. Making comments (like the basement one) and snickering at the mention of a dead girl's name (in PUBLIC court no less) is done for the sole purpose of getting under some one's skin. It's done for one reason and one reason alone - to give you and your family ONE MORE thing to think about when you leave the house or when you go to bed at night. It's not done to meet any good ends except the torment of a dead girl's father. And to further complicate things by "circling the wagons" and involving political connections, and making a public policy issue of this then moves this from the personal level arena (them vs. you) to the public level arena (them vs. us - and by US, I mean ALL OF US WHO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THIS TOWN, THIS COUNTY, THIS STATE and THIS COUNTRY). Don't get me wrong, I'm not crusading here, it's not my place. But I won't stand by and allow the tables to stay turned as lopsided as they are because of something like political corruption and cronyism.

My first priority (outside of my family) is standing up to bullshit mainstream cultural and political machines that are ruining this country and its citizens ability to think for themselves, and in my 27 years living here I've seen the worst of it (you're a Pennsylvania and Lehigh County resident - you no doubt know what i mean). It's not a liberal thing, it's not a democratic thing, it's not a christian thing or a generational thing - it's a Righteous thing - we need people to speak up and make grass roots change or else there is only one thing that can happen - WE WILL ALL get taken away in the flood. Stand up for nothing and you will fall for anything...

9/11 happened and we gave up our rights because of the patriot act, but for a long time before that, the powers that be continually and methodically stripped down our ability to come together and make change as the self-determiners of our own lives. That's why Obama was such a breath of fresh air, because he convinced me (at least) that a group of people with common ideas and a means to meet an ends could come together and for one moment see eye to eye, despite the differences they all had. Those are big shoes to fill but it showed all of us that it's capable of happening, and if he can do it on a national level, why the hell can't we do it locally?

Jim Martin's face is now front in center as the object of this change. Now we need to find someone who's got the balls, the know-how and the gumption to take on City Hall. Any ideas???

My apologies for the ramblings. I guess I have a lot to say. Coffee together soon sounds great, as discussed back channel. Let me know...

LVS's Best Comment Ever

Tue Feb 09, 09:47:00 AM 2010

PandNH4

said...

Bill,

I see it like this. It's one thing to be a gad fly - a closed mouth doesn't get fed. You being a constant voice in the ears of those who make the rules is a necessity and right afforded to us as AMERICANS. It's not only our right to bark, it's our obligation. However, it is something completely and fundamentally different to be a tormentor and exacerbator of a bad situation. Making comments (like the basement one) and snickering at the mention of a dead girl's name (in PUBLIC court no less) is done for the sole purpose of getting under some one's skin. It's done for one reason and one reason alone - to give you and your family ONE MORE thing to think about when you leave the house or when you go to bed at night. It's not done to meet any good ends except the torment of a dead girl's father. And to further complicate things by "circling the wagons" and involving political connections, and making a public policy issue of this then moves this from the personal level arena (them vs. you) to the public level arena (them vs. us - and by US, I mean ALL OF US WHO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THIS TOWN, THIS COUNTY, THIS STATE and THIS COUNTRY). Don't get me wrong, I'm not crusading here, it's not my place. But I won't stand by and allow the tables to stay turned as lopsided as they are because of something like political corruption and cronyism.

My first priority (outside of my family) is standing up to bullshit mainstream cultural and political machines that are ruining this country and its citizens ability to think for themselves, and in my 27 years living here I've seen the worst of it (you're a Pennsylvania and Lehigh County resident - you no doubt know what i mean). It's not a liberal thing, it's not a democratic thing, it's not a christian thing or a generational thing - it's a Righteous thing - we need people to speak up and make grass roots change or else there is only one thing that can happen - WE WILL ALL get taken away in the flood. Stand up for nothing and you will fall for anything...

9/11 happened and we gave up our rights because of the patriot act, but for a long time before that, the powers that be continually and methodically stripped down our ability to come together and make change as the self-determiners of our own lives. That's why Obama was such a breath of fresh air, because he convinced me (at least) that a group of people with common ideas and a means to meet an ends could come together and for one moment see eye to eye, despite the differences they all had. Those are big shoes to fill but it showed all of us that it's capable of happening, and if he can do it on a national level, why the hell can't we do it locally?

Jim Martin's face is now front in center as the object of this change. Now we need to find someone who's got the balls, the know-how and the gumption to take on City Hall. Any ideas???

My apologies for the ramblings. I guess I have a lot to say. Coffee together soon sounds great, as discussed back channel. Let me know...

O'Hare "Tactics" to Research

FYI, this morning my attorney checked w/ the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office to see if they had served Bernie O'Hare w/ our lawsuit yet.

The clerk there told him that the order to serve O'Hare w/ our lawsuit had been rescinded [canceled] at the request of a woman who left a phone message on the Sheriff's Office answering machine last week. The woman claimed she was from my attorney's office.

Pretty slick tactic, eh?

Now ask yourself: would the average Joe or Jane know that you could (temporarily) derail an order to have someone served w/ a lawsuit w/ a simple deceitful phone message? Highly doubtful.

Now ask yourself this: who do we know around here who has a loyal fan base of evil sadist shit-lovers and who knows all the ins & outs of county government, its players, policies, procedures? Anybody come to mind?

And is anyone (Dr. Pooley?) starting to "get the message," re: what we're dealing w/ here?

Hello ... anybody there?

O'Hare "Tactics" to Research

FYI, this morning my attorney checked w/ the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office to see if they had served Bernie O'Hare w/ our lawsuit yet.

The clerk there told him that the order to serve O'Hare w/ our lawsuit had been rescinded [canceled] at the request of a woman who left a phone message on the Sheriff's Office answering machine last week. The woman claimed she was from my attorney's office.

Pretty slick tactic, eh?

Now ask yourself: would the average Joe or Jane know that you could (temporarily) derail an order to have someone served w/ a lawsuit w/ a simple deceitful phone message? Highly doubtful.

Now ask yourself this: who do we know around here who has a loyal fan base of evil sadist shit-lovers and who knows all the ins & outs of county government, its players, policies, procedures? Anybody come to mind?

And is anyone (Dr. Pooley?) starting to "get the message," re: what we're dealing w/ here?

Hello ... anybody there?

Doing Research on Bernie O'Hare

Recently, Muhlenberg College Professor Jefferson Pooley, PhD "promised" in a comment at this blog (for the 2nd time in a year) that he would "research" the ugly blog war that's been raging since August 2008 between incorrigible (yet lovable) political bloggers Angie and me and evil sadist hate blogger Bernie O'Hare (pictured) and his cyber-stalker team of duped dunces.

"Pooley's Pledge" to discover "what's all this about?" is very much a face-saving maneuver for Dr. Pooley. It's also a pledge we highly doubt he'll follow-through on (for a second time).

"Pooley's Pledge II" was made only after astute commenters at LVS took Dr. Pooley to task for his highly unscholarly and likely libelous action of voicing a very strong and public opinion on a blog war-related issue at his blog, w/ out knowing shit from shinola (or so he claims) about the "backstory" on it-- by his own admission. Making matters worse (and highly illiberal), Dr. Pooley disabled comments on his uninformed post which effectively muzzled all dissent. Comments have since been enabled, but we likely won't have anything to say over there, opting instead to have our comprehensive say here and here.

Curiously, who's to blame for this blog war remains a "toss up" for Dr. Pooley.

Are the bad guys the grief-stricken Villa family who lost a daughter to a drunk driver and had to aggressively (and ingeniously) outmaneuver DA Jim Martin and The Morning Call to get justice? Or are the bad guys the folks (endorsed by The Morning Call, BTW) who've put up a blog dedicated to misinforming and deceiving the public, and taunting and provoking a grieving family by defiling their deceased daughter and threatening to sabotage her wrongful death litigation?

PhD Pooley's puzzled; he can't decide.

For anyone who's "doing research," try to look beyond the name-calling and focus on the RELEVANT, i.e., the 3 counts in our civil lawsuit vs. O'Hare ...

1. Malicious Prosecution

2. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

3. Libel

We didn't craft these accusations out of thin air.

It's all "out there" in our local blogosphere, and much (not all) of it is condensed, for your convenience, at our blog's right sidebar.

Something to also keep in mind ...

Our Winning Track Record in court involves presenting SUBSTANTIVE prosecutions and defenses to judges and juries.

* We were instrumental in getting Sheena's killer nearly 2x the typical PA state prison sentence for DUI homicide (and nearly 1,000x the typical DA Jim Martin wrist slap for DUI homicide drinking buddies)

* We were awarded $3.1 Million in our lawsuit against Sheena's killer and O'Malley's Bar

* We prevailed vs Dave Najarian (yawn)

* We prevailed (breezily) vs O'Hare

If any of the judges or juries in any of our victorious criminal and civil cases thought we were "nutz" ... they did not express that opinion to us.

We've been very pleased w/ their opinions, verdicts, appeal rejections, appeal reversals, and damages awards, and we expect to continue being pleased by the local courts.

BTW, here's O'hare's track record ... here's a bit more ...

Honestly, we don't care who's "doing research," as the only opinions that really matter here are mine, Angie's, the Judge's, and the Jury's.

We are pleased our sharp lawyer is doing subpoena research.

Just sayin'.

Doing Research on Bernie O'Hare

Recently, Muhlenberg College Professor Jefferson Pooley, PhD "promised" in a comment at this blog (for the 2nd time in a year) that he would "research" the ugly blog war that's been raging since August 2008 between incorrigible (yet lovable) political bloggers Angie and me and evil sadist hate blogger Bernie O'Hare (pictured) and his cyber-stalker team of duped dunces.

"Pooley's Pledge" to discover "what's all this about?" is very much a face-saving maneuver for Dr. Pooley. It's also a pledge we highly doubt he'll follow-through on (for a second time).

"Pooley's Pledge II" was made only after astute commenters at LVS took Dr. Pooley to task for his highly unscholarly and likely libelous action of voicing a very strong and public opinion on a blog war-related issue at his blog, w/ out knowing shit from shinola (or so he claims) about the "backstory" on it-- by his own admission. Making matters worse (and highly illiberal), Dr. Pooley disabled comments on his uninformed post which effectively muzzled all dissent. Comments have since been enabled, but we likely won't have anything to say over there, opting instead to have our comprehensive say here and here.

Curiously, who's to blame for this blog war remains a "toss up" for Dr. Pooley.

Are the bad guys the grief-stricken Villa family who lost a daughter to a drunk driver and had to aggressively (and ingeniously) outmaneuver DA Jim Martin and The Morning Call to get justice? Or are the bad guys the folks (endorsed by The Morning Call, BTW) who've put up a blog dedicated to misinforming and deceiving the public, and taunting and provoking a grieving family by defiling their deceased daughter and threatening to sabotage her wrongful death litigation?

PhD Pooley's puzzled; he can't decide.

For anyone who's "doing research," try to look beyond the name-calling and focus on the RELEVANT, i.e., the 3 counts in our civil lawsuit vs. O'Hare ...

1. Malicious Prosecution

2. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

3. Libel

We didn't craft these accusations out of thin air.

It's all "out there" in our local blogosphere, and much (not all) of it is condensed, for your convenience, at our blog's right sidebar.

Something to also keep in mind ...

Our Winning Track Record in court involves presenting SUBSTANTIVE prosecutions and defenses to judges and juries.

* We were instrumental in getting Sheena's killer nearly 2x the typical PA state prison sentence for DUI homicide (and nearly 1,000x the typical DA Jim Martin wrist slap for DUI homicide drinking buddies)

* We were awarded $3.1 Million in our lawsuit against Sheena's killer and O'Malley's Bar

* We prevailed vs Dave Najarian (yawn)

* We prevailed (breezily) vs O'Hare

If any of the judges or juries in any of our victorious criminal and civil cases thought we were "nutz" ... they did not express that opinion to us.

We've been very pleased w/ their opinions, verdicts, appeal rejections, appeal reversals, and damages awards, and we expect to continue being pleased by the local courts.

BTW, here's O'hare's track record ... here's a bit more ...

Honestly, we don't care who's "doing research," as the only opinions that really matter here are mine, Angie's, the Judge's, and the Jury's.

We are pleased our sharp lawyer is doing subpoena research.

Just sayin'.

My 3 Excellent Questions for Muhlenberg College Professor Jeff Pooley

"LVCI," the anonymous author of a local blog nicknamed (by us) "0 Comments" retired from blogging yesterday. Boo Hoo.

We'll believe LVCI is really retired when we stop seeing his IP# on our blog's SiteMeter(R) ten times a day. LVCI blames us for his retirement (?) and here we had been deemed "marginalized" and w/ "no credibility" (wink wink) and w/ nobody reading us. So apparently our strangle-hold (not a threat) influence is still very much intact, what a relief.

Formerly (oopsie) presumed smart person Jeff Pooley (pictured above) out of a sense of "civic duty" (wink wink), we suppose, vaulted himself off the Swiss sidelines to LVCI's aid yesterday w/ a subpoena-activating blog post entitled, "LVCI calls it quits."

Professor Pooley allowed no comments--not even moderated comments--at his post slamming us.

I emailed Professor Pooley last evening politely requesting that he phone me today. He emailed me back (in like 3 minutes) and said he would.

So far ... Pooley's a pusillanimous no-show.

[UpDate: Pooley emailed us at 1:30-ish. His lengthy comment is reprinted in the comments section of this post in its lengthy 2-Part entirety. Pooley doesn't address my 3 Excellent Questions (nobody ever does) ... but he is commenting here and there's somewhat of a dialogue going on, see the comments ...]

FYI, I have 3 excellent questions for Jeff Pooley, PhD, if you happen to see him hiding under a desk at Muhlenberg College.

My 3 Excellent Questions for Professor Jeff Pooley

1. "LVCI cites the implied threats in the comments thread to LV Somebody’s most recent post, which are indeed troubling." -Jeff Pooley, Allentown Afterthoughts

Jeff, please point out these "troubling" "implied threats" to me, as they stood at the time you posted your blog on us.

2. " ... the main issue, says LVCI, is harassment and intimidation from the bloggers behind Lehigh Valley Somebody." -Jeff Pooley, Allentown Afterthoughts

Jeff, Bernie O'Hare and Dave Najarian have brayed similar accusations of "harassment and intimidation" against Angie and me and have taken us to court over these issues. Recently, criminal courts in both Lehigh and Northampton Counties found me not guilty and told the accusing parties, in essence, that they were full of shit. Since you've galloped in (on a white horse) to rescue and defend Team O'Hare member and anonymous coward "LVCI," I assume you have some firm beliefs regarding the legal merit of LVCI's accusations of "harassment and intimidation." Please explain them to me.

3. "I refuse to comment on the Villas’ dispute with others, just because I simply don’t know enough." -Jeff Pooley, Allentown Afterthoughts

And yet Jeff, curiously, you clearly perceive ...

a) The Villas as the "bad guys" who employ "tactics" you (somehow) know enough about to disapprove of ...

b) Team O'Hare are the "good guys" (know anything about their tactics?) who do not deserve to have their blogs "boycotted."

Please explain.

My 3 Excellent Questions for Muhlenberg College Professor Jeff Pooley

"LVCI," the anonymous author of a local blog nicknamed (by us) "0 Comments" retired from blogging yesterday. Boo Hoo.

We'll believe LVCI is really retired when we stop seeing his IP# on our blog's SiteMeter(R) ten times a day. LVCI blames us for his retirement (?) and here we had been deemed "marginalized" and w/ "no credibility" (wink wink) and w/ nobody reading us. So apparently our strangle-hold (not a threat) influence is still very much intact, what a relief.

Formerly (oopsie) presumed smart person Jeff Pooley (pictured above) out of a sense of "civic duty" (wink wink), we suppose, vaulted himself off the Swiss sidelines to LVCI's aid yesterday w/ a subpoena-activating blog post entitled, "LVCI calls it quits."

Professor Pooley allowed no comments--not even moderated comments--at his post slamming us.

I emailed Professor Pooley last evening politely requesting that he phone me today. He emailed me back (in like 3 minutes) and said he would.

So far ... Pooley's a pusillanimous no-show.

[UpDate: Pooley emailed us at 1:30-ish. His lengthy comment is reprinted in the comments section of this post in its lengthy 2-Part entirety. Pooley doesn't address my 3 Excellent Questions (nobody ever does) ... but he is commenting here and there's somewhat of a dialogue going on, see the comments ...]

FYI, I have 3 excellent questions for Jeff Pooley, PhD, if you happen to see him hiding under a desk at Muhlenberg College.

My 3 Excellent Questions for Professor Jeff Pooley

1. "LVCI cites the implied threats in the comments thread to LV Somebody’s most recent post, which are indeed troubling." -Jeff Pooley, Allentown Afterthoughts

Jeff, please point out these "troubling" "implied threats" to me, as they stood at the time you posted your blog on us.

2. " ... the main issue, says LVCI, is harassment and intimidation from the bloggers behind Lehigh Valley Somebody." -Jeff Pooley, Allentown Afterthoughts

Jeff, Bernie O'Hare and Dave Najarian have brayed similar accusations of "harassment and intimidation" against Angie and me and have taken us to court over these issues. Recently, criminal courts in both Lehigh and Northampton Counties found me not guilty and told the accusing parties, in essence, that they were full of shit. Since you've galloped in (on a white horse) to rescue and defend Team O'Hare member and anonymous coward "LVCI," I assume you have some firm beliefs regarding the legal merit of LVCI's accusations of "harassment and intimidation." Please explain them to me.

3. "I refuse to comment on the Villas’ dispute with others, just because I simply don’t know enough." -Jeff Pooley, Allentown Afterthoughts

And yet Jeff, curiously, you clearly perceive ...

a) The Villas as the "bad guys" who employ "tactics" you (somehow) know enough about to disapprove of ...

b) Team O'Hare are the "good guys" (know anything about their tactics?) who do not deserve to have their blogs "boycotted."

Please explain.

BERNIE O'HARE: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT

FILED JANUARY 28, 2010

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LEHIGH COUNTY

CIVIL ACTION - LAW

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

DOCKET NO. 2010-C-489

BILL VILLA, PLAINTIFF vs. BERNIE O'HARE, DEFENDANT

COUNT I: MALICIOUS PROSECUTION

COUNT II: INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS

COUNT III: LIBEL

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UpDate: Bernie O'Hare Gives Public Apology to Bill Villa

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BERNIE O'HARE: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT

FILED JANUARY 28, 2010

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LEHIGH COUNTY

CIVIL ACTION - LAW

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

DOCKET NO. 2010-C-489

BILL VILLA, PLAINTIFF vs. BERNIE O'HARE, DEFENDANT

COUNT I: MALICIOUS PROSECUTION

COUNT II: INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS

COUNT III: LIBEL

Related Story

UpDate: Bernie O'Hare Gives Public Apology to Bill Villa

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Chor-Bishop Seely Beggiani on Being a Priest

Read May 27, 2013 Post UpDate

[Text borrowed w/ all due respect from Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Seminary website. The shockingly deceitful and sadistic behavior that's ingeniously juxtaposed and hyper-linked to is owned by "Father" Alex Joseph]

"It is part of God's plan that certain men be called to the ordained ministry of the priesthood.

A seminary is a place where those who feel that they may have been called to this special role of service come to reflect further on God's intentions for them.

It is also a place where a person seeks to increase in virtue and deepen the life of prayer.

Priesthood further demands that the candidate prepare himself through the study of theology, scripture, liturgy, and through supervised pastoral ministry, so that the future priest will have the competence to lead and minister to his people.

Being a seminary of the Maronite Church, Our Lady of Lebanon seeks to perpetuate the Syriac and Maronite tradition. Its alumni are called to serve Maronite parishes in the United States. Its mission is to perpetuate the Maronite tradition in the United States and throughout the world. We welcome candidates who wish to serve the Maronite church by ministering to its people and to those who wish to live the Christian life according to the Maronite tradition."

If you'd like to become a Maronite priest or prevent "Father" Alex Joseph from becoming one, Chor-Bishop Seely Beggiani can be contacted at beggiani@maroniteseminary.org or (202) 723-8831.

Chor-Bishop Seely Beggiani on Being a Priest

Read May 27, 2013 Post UpDate

[Text borrowed w/ all due respect from Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Seminary website. The shockingly deceitful and sadistic behavior that's ingeniously juxtaposed and hyper-linked to is owned by "Father" Alex Joseph]

"It is part of God's plan that certain men be called to the ordained ministry of the priesthood.

A seminary is a place where those who feel that they may have been called to this special role of service come to reflect further on God's intentions for them.

It is also a place where a person seeks to increase in virtue and deepen the life of prayer.

Priesthood further demands that the candidate prepare himself through the study of theology, scripture, liturgy, and through supervised pastoral ministry, so that the future priest will have the competence to lead and minister to his people.

Being a seminary of the Maronite Church, Our Lady of Lebanon seeks to perpetuate the Syriac and Maronite tradition. Its alumni are called to serve Maronite parishes in the United States. Its mission is to perpetuate the Maronite tradition in the United States and throughout the world. We welcome candidates who wish to serve the Maronite church by ministering to its people and to those who wish to live the Christian life according to the Maronite tradition."

If you'd like to become a Maronite priest or prevent "Father" Alex Joseph from becoming one, Chor-Bishop Seely Beggiani can be contacted at beggiani@maroniteseminary.org or (202) 723-8831.