▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Greg or ian ▁University ▁in ▁Rome , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁lic enti ate ▁in ▁the ology . ▁He ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁University ▁of ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁( Ang el icum ), ▁receiving ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁dog m atic ▁the ology ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) ▁and ▁Lic enti ate ▁of ▁Sac red ▁The ology ▁in ▁past oral ▁the ology ▁( 1 9 7 7 ). ▁He ▁also ▁holds ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁in ▁business ▁and ▁administration ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁also ▁granted ▁him ▁an ▁honor ary ▁ ▁Doctor ▁of ▁La ws ▁degree ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Pri est hood ▁Far rell ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁Rome ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁chap lain ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mon ter rey ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁conducted ▁sem in ars ▁in ▁bio eth ics ▁and ▁social ▁eth ics . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁was ▁inc ardin ated ▁in ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Far rell ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁past or ▁at ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Church , ▁Ol ney , ▁Maryland . ▁He