Thursday, January 13, 2022

‘Buen Camino’ -- Deacon’s book shares a good journey

(Photo provided/ Deacon Ron “Willie” Williams)
By Amanda Hudson | News Editor

Deacon Ron “Willie” Williams of St. John Neumann Parish in St. Charles is a retired literature, composition, and history teacher who is also a three-time Camino de Santiago (Pilgrimage of St. James) walker. 

He has been married 46 years, has five children and six grandchildren and enjoys taking the kids on “Papa adventures.”

Ordained to the permanent diaconate in 1994, he works as a corporate chaplain, leads church missions, prison retreats, and serves at homeless shelters and as a spiritual director/counselor. He has been a member of St. John Neumann Parish for 35 years.