"Father Sinclair Oubre, like many priests, has multiple responsibilities.

They include being pastor of a parish and administrator of a mission in the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas; running the Apostleship of the Sea office for the diocese and serving on the apostleship's national board; being Web site administrator of the Catholic Labor Network and sponsoring meetings in Washington in conjunction with the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering; and being on the board of directors of Interfaith Worker Justice.

Now, what could a man like that do that would combine all of those interests and avocations?

Would you believe working one month every year as a seafarer -- using his accumulated vacation time from priestly ministry to do so?"