He joined the Jesuits, in 1946 first at Emo Court, then Milltown Park.
He returned to Ireland and taught at the Jesuit School of Theology, Milltown Park, before being appointed it Rector.
As Provincial he supported the establishment of the Irish School of Ecumenics in Milltown in 1970 and its founder Michael Hurley S.J.
[3] Following his service in Ireland he served in Africa (where he served for 25 years), in Kenya and joined the East African Province of the Jesuits.
[4] He died on November 24, 2009, and his funeral was held in St. John Evangelist Church, Nairobi, Kenya, and he is buried in the Jesuit cemetery in Mwangaza retreat centre.