He left Europe in December 1892 for the United States of America, where he hoped to serve Polish immigrants. Hodur made his way to the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was sent to the seminary at St. Vincent's Benedictine Archabbey in Latrobe.
Hodur left Europe in December 1892 for the United States, with the aim of helping Polish immigrants. He traveled to the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was assigned to study at the seminary at St. Vincent's Benedictine Archabbey in Latrobe.