Ordained June 19, 1966 in Newry, Northern Ireland as a priest for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, Father McKee served as associate pastor in a number of parishes before being appointed as Retreat Director for Young Adults at the CYO Retreat Center and then as Director of the CYO Retreat Center for Youth and Young Adult ECHO Retreats. Later Father McKee served as Pastor of four parishes throughout the Washington, DC area and his last assignment was Pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle, Woodley Park. He retired on July 1, 2012 and now is in residence at St. Patrick’s.