A native of Tracy, Minnesota, Fr. Walter entered the seminary of the Legionaries of Christ in 1982 after having earned a B.A. in Philosophy at the University of Dallas, TX. He then studied in Salamanca, Spain, and in Rome, Italy, completing a degree in philosophy and a licentiate (master’s) degree in moral theology. He was ordained a priest in 1994. He completed his doctoral thesis on the Theology of the Body at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College in Rome. Fr. Walter is author of The Splendor of Love: John Paul II’s Vision for Marriage and Family, part of a formation course for couples