Douglas Jerome was born in Louisiana in 1935, the tenth of eleven children. He entered the seminary at fifteen and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1962. He served as an associate pastor fro...view moreDouglas Jerome was born in Louisiana in 1935, the tenth of eleven children. He entered the seminary at fifteen and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1962. He served as an associate pastor from 1962 until 2003, when Parkinson’s disease forced him to retire. He is the author of From My Side of the Net, a collection of weekly church devotionals.view less