About Me

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Hello, and welcome to my site! A short biography is listed below and my Blog is available by clicking here.

Biography: 

Father Corey Bruns is a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky. He serves as the Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Owensboro.  Father Bruns was born a triplet into a family of 5 children and a rich line of German Catholic heritage in Quincy, IL.

Father Bruns was raised in Crittenden County, Kentucky. He is an organist, composer, conductor, twice-a-year trumpet player, and a lover of all things music. In his free time, he enjoys spending time outdoors in the woods, fishing on the lake, or mowing on the family farm. His creative interests include: woodworking, cooking, gardening, and photography. He photo-posts his cooking adventures and classes he offers at: @CookingWithPadre on Instagram. His photography can be found here.

Father Bruns graduated in 2016 from Marian University and Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary with a B.A. in Catholic Studies with a focus in Pre-Theology. He graduated from Saint Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology in 2021 with a Masters of Divinity. He is a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus.

Father Bruns is bilingual and speaks English and Spanish. He enjoys Latin and word etymology.

Father Bruns was ordained a Transitional Deacon for the Diocese of Owensboro on June 20th, 2020, 77 days after his original Ordination date, due to COVID-19. He was ordained a priest by Bishop William F. Medley at the Cathedral of Saint Stephen in Owensboro, Kentucky on May 21st, 2021. He served as Parochial Vicar of Saint Joseph in Bowling Green, from June 8, 2021-June 10, 2025. He currently serves as the Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Owensboro since June 10, 2025.

During his time as the Parochial Vicar of Historic Saint Joseph Church in Bowling Green, Father Bruns oversaw the renewal of Sacred Music at the parish and coordinated and conducted the Stained Glass Music Concert Series with founder Lynn O’Keefe. He has composed for and conducted choral and orchestral works/concerts of over 50 persons in the choir and orchestra. His passion is the organ and promoting congregational singing. An avid organist and conductor, Father Bruns has conducted and performed in twelve+ collaborative concerts featuring the organ, brass, and choirs at Saint Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology, Saint Francis Solanus Parish in Quincy, Illinois and Saint Joseph Parish in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Social Media Policy:

Notate Bene:

The views on this blog are the sole views of the author, unless otherwise noted. This blog was started for personal use, in order to document his discernment journey and the life at Bruté and Marian University. It has since developed into a blog consisting of a wide assortment of pictures, reflections, postings of activities, and anything else he decides to post.

The posts on this site do not represent the Diocese of Owensboro, Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary, or Saint Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology unless otherwise explicitly stated.

SOCIAL NETWORK POLICY It is my policy on all of my Social Media pages, that I do not tolerate  comments, posts, which exhibit: “racial hatred, religious hatred, demeaning speech toward another commenter, threats, posting of inappropriate materials, links to sites that violate the dignity of the human person, racial/religious slurs, anything anti-Catholic or anti- another Christian group, spam, selling items, adding me to random groups and anything else that I deem inappropriate.”