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Sisters celebrating First Vows /photoalbums/things-priests-do/SistersFirstVows.jpg _parent

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Wedding reception for Maddie Lipp - former student of Frs. Josh and Justin Waltz, singing "In the Name of Love" by U2. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/WeddingReception.JPG _parent

Sister Mary Mother of the Church - First Vows /photoalbums/things-priests-do/FirstVows.JPG _parent

Celebrating Mass with Ann Arbor Dominicans in Rome at the altar of the relic of the habit of St. Therese of Lisieux /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Relic-St.%20Therese.JPG _parent

Gregory Crane and Brandon Wolf with First Communicant /photoalbums/things-priests-do/CraneWolfKids.jpg _parent

Gregory Crane and Brandon Wolf after baptisms in Africa /photoalbums/things-priests-do/CraneWolfBaptism.jpg _parent

Gregory Crane at Lake Victoria in Kenya /photoalbums/things-priests-do/CraneLakeVictoria.jpg _parent

Gregory Crane with kids at the Bismarck Diocese African Mission in Kisii, Kenya /photoalbums/things-priests-do/CraneAfricanMissioin.jpg _parent

Scott Lefor, Fr. Josh Waltz and Sean Cleary visit our nations capital /photoalbums/things-priests-do/ScottLeforFr.JoshSeanClearyCapital.jpg _parent

Fr. Jadyn Nelson, Fr. Charles LaCroix, Fr. Josh Waltz, Fr. Tom Grafsgaard and Fr. Jared Johnson prepare to celebrate Mass with Pope Francis on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul /photoalbums/things-priests-do/MasswithPopeFrancis.jpg _parent

Fr. Justin Waltz and Fr. Josh Waltz fishing /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Frs.WaltzFishing.jpg _parent

Fr. Justin Waltz and Fr. Josh Waltz at the baptism of their cousin's daughter /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Frs.WaltzAtBaptism.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz and Fr. Nick Schneider help fix the roof at Christ the King in Mandan /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Frs.Waltz-SchneiderCTKroof.jpg _parent

Fr. Bill Rulle and Fr. Brain Gross give Chris Stefanick a warm ND welcome /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Frs.Rulle-GrossWelcomeStefanick.jpg _parent

Fr. Nick Schneider, Fr. Justin Waltz, Fr. Josh Waltz, Fr. Roger Synek and Fr. Chris Kadrmas celebrate Mass together at their Jesu Caritas day off /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Frs.MassOnDayOff.jpg _parent

Fr. Adam Maus clerical fishing /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.MausFishing.jpg _parent

Fr. Justin Waltz celebrating Mass at a family lake cabin /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.JustinMassAtCabin.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz clerical wake surfing /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.Josh-WakeSurfing.jpg _parent

Denver seminarians Ben Franchuk and Tony Dukart at their seminarian hospital apostolate /photoalbums/things-priests-do/DenverSems.JPG _parent

Frs. Josh Waltz, Justin Waltz and Josh Ehli processing in to St. Peter's Basilica for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Procession.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh celebrating Mass with his cousin in Chicago /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Christmas%20Mass.jpeg _parent

The fish Fr. Josh caught fly fishing in MT /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.JoshnFish.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh with high school friend, Austin Bitz, and family /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Baptism.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz and Jessica Johnson at SEEK 2015, Nashville, TN /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.Joshnfriend.jpeg _parent

Seminarian Jordan Dosch meeting Pope Francis before helping serve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Dosch-Pope.jpeg _parent

Seminarian Jordan Dosch receiving the Ministry of Acolyte at the NAC in Rome /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Dosch-Acolyte.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh clerical fly fishing in MT /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.JoshFishing.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh and Washington, D.C. seminarians attend Maryland vs. Michigan State college football game (-10 degrees) /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Game.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh and Denver seminarians enjoy a meal and some live music /photoalbums/things-priests-do/SemsNSinger.jpeg _parent

Seminarians Jarad Wolf, Jordan Dosch and Doug Krebs celebrating in the square at the NAC in Rome /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Rome%20sems.jpeg _parent

Seminarian Josh Schaan, Frs. Paul Eberle and Josh Waltz and Seminarian Mark Aune at a St. Louis Blues hockey game /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Frs.Eberle-Josh-Sems.jpeg _parent

Seminarians Joseph Golik, Anthony Dukart, Paul Gardner and Ben Franchuk skiiing at Copper Mt. in Colorado /photoalbums/things-priests-do/SJV_Guys_Snowboarding.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh tries out an AR-15 /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Waltz%20gun.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh clerical coyote hunting in the badlands /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Waltz_hunting.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh pondering what has happened to our government /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Waltz_Lincoln.jpg _parent

Priests from the Diocese of Bismarck and the Diocese of Fargo celebrate Archbishop Samuel Aquila's institution as Archbishop of Denver at the American Embassy in Rome /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Aquila.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh blessing a Rosary /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Mass%20in%20home%202.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh celebrating Mass in a family's home for healing /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Mass%20in%20home.jpeg _parent

Seminarians Doug Krebs and Jordan Dosch in front of the Vatican /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Krebs_Dosch2.jpg _parent

Fr. Jaydn Nelson clerical waterskiing /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Nelson%20Skiing_1_WEB.jpeg _parent

Fr. Nick Schneider clerical skeet shooting in California /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.%20Schneider%20gun.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh hiking in MT with previous SMCHS students /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Hiking_helena.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz and Alex Willey snowboarding in Red Lodge /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Ski_1.jpg _parent

Seminarians Jordan Dosch and Doug Krebs in St. Peter's Basilica /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Krebs_Dosch.jpg _parent

Frs. Jared Johnson, Josh Waltz and SMCHS students celebrating Mass in Whitefish, MT /photoalbums/things-priests-do/SnowMass.jpeg _parent

Chef Fr. Josh cooks for Rome pilgrim reunion /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Withparents.jpg _parent

Chef Fr. Josh celebrating a birthday /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Cooking.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh hits his first fish clerical spearing /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fishing_pike.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh fishing at Detroit Lakes /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fishing_bass.jpg _parent

Godfather Fr. Josh Waltz and newly baptized Veronica Zander /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Veronica.jpg _parent

Frs. Josh Waltz, Justin Waltz and Adam Park (Washington, D.C.) celebrating Mass on vacation in Big Sky /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Mass%20in%20home_3.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh and hunting buddy Doug Zander take down a couple of bucks /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Hunting_deer.jpg _parent

Seminarian Doug Krebs and Fr. Austin Vetter /photoalbums/things-priests-do/DougKrebs_FrVetter.JPG _parent

Fr. Josh visits U of Mary students in Rome /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Rome_students.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh is invited to join newlyweds, Davis and Christina Becker, for their post-marriage limo ride /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Wedding%20limo.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh and Michael Berger preparing to zip line in Guatemala /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Guatemala_hat.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz and U of Mary students snowboarding at Red Lodge /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Ski_3.jpg _parent

Frs. Josh Waltz, Kregg Hochhalter, Jaydn Nelson and Josh Ehli on a high school mission trip in Guatemala /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Priests_guatemala.jpg _parent

Bishop James Checchio (former rector of NAC), Frs. Austin Vetter and Josh Waltz celebrating Mass at Fr. Austin's parents house /photoalbums/things-priests-do/VetterMass.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz in Guatemala with SMCHS students building homes for the poor /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Waltz_guatemala.jpg _parent

Fr. Adam Maus and Bishop Kagan sharing a laugh at Adam's ordination to the priesthood. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/AdamMaus_3.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz clerical snowboarding /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Ski_2.jpg _parent

Fr. Russ Kovash living his priestly service cleaning Sister's shoes. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Mexican%20Sisters%202.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh on a pastoral visit in Mexico visiting our new Sisters /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Mexican%20Sisters%201.jpeg _parent

A young Fr. Josh Waltz receiving a rosary from Pope St. John Paul II in 1998 /photoalbums/things-priests-do/JPII.jpg _parent

Seminarian Doug Krebs receives the Ministry of Acolyte at the NAC in Rome. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Krebs_6.jpg _parent

Seminarian Doug Krebs receives the Ministry of Acolyte at the NAC in Rome. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Krebs_1.jpg _parent

Fr. Chris Kadrmas, clerical turkey hunter /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.KadrmasTurkey.jpg _parent

U of Mary students surprised Bishop Zipfel on his birthday /photoalbums/things-priests-do/BpZipfel_pizza.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz with previous SMCHS student Steven Schaffner /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Captain%20Fr.%20Waltz%20-%20Steve%20Schaffner.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz and Fr. Brian Gross visit a families house in Watford City with our new Sisters from Mexico /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Mexican%20Sisters%203.jpeg _parent

Seminarians Nick Vetter, Gregory Crane and Nick Emmel at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Crane_Vetter.JPG _parent

Seminarians Jordan Dosch, Doug Krebs and Fr. Josh Ehli in Siena. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Rome_seminarians.jpg _parent

Bishop, Dash and deacons hanging out at the Center for Pastoral Ministry a few days before the deacons were ordained priests. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Priests%20Dash.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh fishing with Ethan Brintnell /photoalbums/things-priests-do/FrWaltz_Ethan.jpeg _parent

Frs. Robert Shea, Josh Ehli and Austin Vetter in St. Peter's square at the Canonization of St. John Paul II /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Priests%20at%20Canonization.jpg _parent

Fr. Jadyn Nelson clerical horseback riding /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Nelson_horse.jpg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz at the wedding of his past SMCHS students Jon Preszler and Alyssa Kopp. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Wedding.jpeg _parent

Fr. Josh Waltz and Msgr. Chad Gion with Jared Helgeson pheasant hunting at the Mott Clergy Hunt /photoalbums/things-priests-do/PheasantHunting.jpeg _parent

Fr. Nick Schneider and Fr. Bill Ruelle play some live Jazz at the fall clergy conference. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/PatioMusic.jpeg _parent

Fr. Waltz and the men of St. Joseph’s hall paintballing. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/PaintBall.jpeg _parent

Seminarian Jared Wolf on the Great Wall of China for his summer assignment. Jarad taught young Chinese kids the faith. /photoalbums/things-priests-do/JaredWolfChina.jpeg _parent

Fr. Corey Nelson hunting Coyote /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.CoreyHunting.jpeg _parent

Fr. Adam Maus Goose hunting with his dog Remington /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fr.AdamAndRemington.jpeg _parent

Frs. Justin Waltz, Jadyn Nelson, and Anthony with seminarians Greg Luger, Josh Schaan and Ian Kenny Prepare for a 1920’s fundraiser /photoalbums/things-priests-do/1920sBenefit.jpeg _parent

Fr. Corey Nelson also clerical spearing /photoalbums/things-priests-do/Fishing_pike2.jpg _parent
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Pax Christi,

Fr. Josh Waltz
Diocese of Bismarck
701.471.5758

Fr. Joshua Waltz

Bismarck, ND

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