Ordained in 1994, Fr. Rafferty became involved with the Institute for Priestly Formation (IPF) summer program for seminarians in 2003 and has served full-time with IPF since 2013. Fr. Rafferty is apriest of the Archdiocese of Omaha and also a professed member of the IPF Priests of Saint Joseph, an association of diocesan priests dedicated to the spiritual care of brother priests. Currently at IPF, he is the Director of Spiritual Formation and engages in spiritual direction and teaching across IPF’s programs. IPF serves seminarians, priests, and bishops in multiple programs and retreats each year as IPF provides for the spiritual formation of priests and future priests. Father Rafferty is also currently serving as the Interim Director of IPR.
