After spending 12 years in a Catholic seminary, five of which as a professed religious, Dr. Arthur X. Deegan served three years in the US Army and then received a doctorate from the University of Michigan. Then he wrote The Priest as Manager and Developing a Vibrant Parish Council. He was the first chairman-and later Executive Director of the Conference for Pastoral Development and Council Development, and Executive Director of Cathedral Ministry in the New Millennium. In these positions and as a Bible study group leader for many years, he tries to help individuals and faith-sharing groups to mine new insights into oft-read Scripture passages and see what they never saw before in the word of God. In his retirement, he authored four devotional books.