At age ten, Luke McCann's boyish soprano choir voice brought him to the attention of the boys chorus of the Metropolitan Opera. For years, he sang with the Met and Philadelphia Opera companies, including a performance with Arturo Toscanini.

Now a priest, Father McCann has signed on at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish. He studied at Catholic University in Washington, and he holds four masters degrees and a Ph.D. in literature. He was a Fulbright Scholar.

"As a New Yorker, born and bred, I am completley at home in this center of the City, with its vibrant people and culture, and I anticipate many years in this newest and youngest of all New York's parishes named for Frances Xavier Cabrini."