Father Simmons credits the School Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Brigid School for nudging him toward the priesthood. He was ordained May 27, 1961, after spending five years in formation at St. Brieuc Seminary in France following two years of minor seminary at St. Charles College in Catonsville. He then worked as an associate pastor at the parishes of St. Matthew in Northwood, St. Patrick in Cumberland and St. Francis Assisi in Baltimore as well as a chaplain at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore before taking over at Holy Spirit in 1982.
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