▁completed ▁his ▁secondary ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁College ▁of ▁Holy ▁Cross , ▁Ar ima , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁nov iti ate ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Province ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Order ▁in ▁C ork , ▁Ireland . ▁After ▁ord ination ▁in ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception , ▁Port ▁of ▁Spain , ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Anthony ▁P antin ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁University ▁of ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁( Ang el icum ), ▁Rome , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁the ▁Lic ence ▁in ▁The ology . ▁ ▁After ▁Rome , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Ireland ▁where ▁he ▁successfully ▁completed ▁a ▁course ▁in ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁production ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁in ▁communic ations . ▁ ▁Career ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁min istry ▁at ▁St ▁Ther esa ’ s , ▁Wood bro ok , ▁Port ▁of ▁Spain , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Pre ach ers , ▁the ▁Rev d ▁Dam ian ▁By r ne . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁in ▁parish ▁min istry ▁for ▁another ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁South ▁and ▁North ▁East ▁Tr in idad . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁years ▁were ▁devoted ▁to ▁invol vement ▁in ▁social ▁communic ations , ▁campus ▁min istry ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁St ▁August ine ▁Camp us , ▁and ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁young ▁Domin icans