A native of Chicago's Beverly neighborhood, Fr. Mike is from a large Catholic family in which Catholic education was emphasized. A graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University, Fr. Mike entered Mundelein Seminary in 1990. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin ordained him to the priesthood on 21 May 1994. 

Fr. Mike has served as an Associate Pastor at Queen of the Universe, St Mary in Lake Forest and St. Juliana. He served for several years in the Office of the Chancellor, working with international priests who were studying or working in Chicago parishes. 

From 2004-2012, Fr. Mike was the Pastor of St. Mary in Lake Forest. He became the Pastor of St. Raphael the Archangel on 01 July 2016.

Father Mike presently serves as the Dean of Deanery A in Vicariate I and is a Member of the Board of Trustees of St. Ignatius College Prep. He has served as a member of the Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors in the Archdiocese of Chicago. 

Fr. Mike's interests include Italian art, English literature and the Chicago White Sox.