Born in June of 1965, Msgr. Morris has been a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis since May of 1996. For two years, he served as the parochial vicar of Saint Gabriel the Archangel Parish in South St. Louis City before moving to St. George Parish and assuming a full-time teaching position at St. Mary’s High School. In 1999, Msgr. Morris was invited to pursue further studies at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome. He completed a license in sacramental theology in June of 2001 and returned to St. Louis where he began work at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. In July of 2005, he was named director of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate and the Vicar for Deacons in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. In June of 2006, under the leadership of then Archbishop Raymond L. Burke (now Cardinal Burke), he established the St. Maximilian Kolbe House of Discernment and served as the director of the house for three years while continuing his other duties. In September of 2008, Monsignor was named a member of the Papal Household. From 2009 through 2010 he was the pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Parish in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. In the fall of 2010, he began work at the Pontifical College Josephinum as the Director of Sacred Liturgy and Assistant Professor in sacred theology. During his tenure at the Josephinum, Msgr. Morris assisted with Holy Mass at St. Brendan the Navigator Parish in Hillard, OH and was a contributor on Saint Gabriel Catholic Radio in Columbus, OH. In June of 2018 Msgr. Morris was appointed Rector of the Oratory of Ss. Gregory and Augustine, a pastoral ministry of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis devoted to the celebration of the Holy Mass and the other sacraments according to the ancient rite of the Church.
Msgr. Morris has served as an assistant professor of Sacramental Theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and the Pontifical College Josephinum, a lecturer for the Paul VI Catechetical Institute and the spiritual advisor to the Marian Catechists in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He has been a visiting lecturer at the Liturgical Institute at St. Mary of the Lake University, Mundelein Seminary. Msgr. Morris has hosted a weekly radio program on WRYT, Catholic radio in St. Louis and has been a spiritual director for the Inner Life, a program on Relevant Radio. Msgr. Morris also was a weekly commentator on Catholic affairs for the Son Rise Morning Show on Sacred Heart Catholic Radio in Cincinnati. Msgr. Morris had several programs on Saint Gabriel Catholic Radio in Columbus for four years. Msgr. Morris also served as chairman of the Advisory Board for Newman Connection. Monsignor frequently give talks, retreats and days of recollection on various topics related to the Catholic faith throughout the United States.