On July 27, 1940, in Boston Massachusetts, Thomas William Botte was born as one of seven children to Mary (Krukonis) and Henry Botte. Father attended St. Joseph Grammar School where he was taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph. He became acquainted with the friars from his "family parish" of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in East Boston and attended Christopher Columbus High School in the North End of Boston from 1954-58. In 1959 he entered the Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception in Troy, New York. Later, he was invested with the habit of St. Francis at St. Anthony's Novitiate, Catskill, New York, on August 15,1960. Having been received into the Order of Friars Minor he was given the religious name of Gregory. At the completion of novitiate he made Temporary Profession on August 16, 1961. Fr. Gregory professed Solemn Vows on August 16, 1964, and began his theological studies at Mount Alvernia Seminary in Wappingers Falls, New York. He was ordained a priest there by Bishop Lawrence Graziano, O.F.M., D.D. on June 8, 1968. Fr. Gregory was assigned to St. Agnes Parish in 1968 while Fr. Ambrose De Luca, O.F.M., was pastor. When the friars moved from St. Agnes to St. Francis of Assisi in 1970, he was placed under the watchful eye of the newly appointed pastor, Fr. Arthur Lattanzi, O.F.M. In 1976, Frs. Gregory and Arthur made the final payment on the debt of St. Francis Parish and within a week, on April 6th, Fr. Gregory was transferred and made pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish where he remained for fourteen years. On September 1, 1990, Fr. Gregory was assigned as pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish. After two short years, he was appointed to return to his old stomping grounds of St. Francis of Assisi on September 1, 1992. In the past thirty-five years he has made one big circle around Toronto, proving the old adage: "What goes around, comes around." .... and now some videos!!!