 During this period, he also served as chaplain to Dominican Sisters in Galveston, vicar for religious, member of the Administrative Council, and founding pastor of St. Christopher's Church in Houston from 1923 to 1941.He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate in March 1935 and a Protonotary Apostolic in July 1940.Using an initial capital of $3,000 saved from his career as a steelworker, he made several wise investments and eventually became a millionaire.