Fr. Ed was ordained to the priesthood in May 2000 for the Archdiocese of Boston. He held three different parish assignments in the Archdiocese from 2000-2010 before his appointment to the Faculty of Saint John’s Seminary as Dean of Men and Director of Pastoral Formation from 2010-2022. In 2022, Fr. Ed was appointed Chaplain to the Catholic School Office, and then Administrator of Sacred Heart Parish in Waltham, MA. In 2025, he was appointed Rector of the Lazarus Center for Healing Shrine in Wakefield, while remaining the Spiritual Director & Liaison for the Office for Homeschooling for the Archdiocese of Boston, and Spiritual Director for the World Apostolate of Fatima within the Archdiocese. He is a perpetually professed member of the Institute of Jesus the Priest of the Pauline Family.