Congratulations to Paulist Fr. Ron Franco!  Today is the 25th anniversary of Fr. Ron’s ordination as a priest on October 28, 1995.

Fr. Ron, a native of the Bronx, holds a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University. Since 2010, he has served as pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Knoxville, TN.

He previously was associate pastor of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City and St. Peter’s Church in Toronto.

To mark the day, our old friend Mike Hayes asked Fr. Ron #FiveQuestions about his anniversary as well as life in Knoxville during the COVID-19 pandemic.