Source: The Washington Times
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040726-103051-5337r.htm
On July 27, 2004 the Washington Times reported, "Sen. John Kerry's campaign has asked a Paulist priest, and not the archbishop of Boston, to give an invocation later this week at the Democratic National Convention being hosted here. The prayer is expected to be offered Thursday -- the culmination of the convention -- by the Rev. John B. Ardis, director of the Paulist Center, a progressive Catholic church and outreach center that focuses largely on social justice. Mr. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, often attend the Paulist Center when they are in town, and Father Ardis has supported Mr. Kerry in the national debate over whether politicians who are pro-choice should receive Communion."