Bio
Bill was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and attended St.
Augustin School (yes, that's how it's spelled there) until third grade when the
family moved to Omaha, Neb. There he -- and his brother and three sisters --
went to St. Cecilia's. The family settled in Seattle in 1964 in Assumption
parish.
Bill went to St. Edward's Seminary and St. Thomas Seminary in
Kenmore, Wash., for high school and two years of college. He transferred to the
University of Washington where he met Monica.
And the rest is history.
He has worked for the Catholic Youth Organization running the
Search retreat program; was assistant director of a drop-in recreation program
with the King County Association for Retarded Citizens; and was a reporter, assistant editor and editor at the
Catholic Northwest Progress newspaper.
He's been free-lancing since 1988.
Bill and Monica are the editors of "My Daily
Visitor" magazine, published by Our Sunday Visitor. They also write the "Family"
column for Catholic News Service, distributed to Catholic newspapers
throughout the United States and Canada. They're the founders of the Friends of
St. John the Caregiver, an international Catholic organization that
promotes care for family caregivers.
