Getting to know: Canada's first deaf Priest

Canada's first deaf Roman Catholic priest was ordained in 2012.

Raised a Baptist in Michigan, Matthew Hysell lost his hearing after a bout with meningitis as a toddler. He made the decision to become a priest as a teenager after reading about the priesthood in school. He graduated from City University in New York, then earned a master's in theology from a California program. He celebrates mass using sign language. He was as Associate Pastor at Corpus Christi Parish with responsibility for St. Mark’s Catholic Community of the Deaf. He is now pursuing a doctorate at the Dominican University College in Ottawa. Mysell also cofounded the Mark Seven Bible Institute located at Camp Mark Seven in Old Forge, New York. Here's a video about Hysell when he first became a priest.

Here's a video about why he chose the priesthood.