Formation Stage

Configuration Stage III

Home Parish

Holy Spirit, Fountain Valley

Seminary

Mount Angel Seminary

Favorite Saint(s)

St. Joseph, Terror of Demons St. Peter St. Ignatius of Antioch St. Augustine St. Thomas Aquinas St. Irenaeus St. Maximus the Confessor St. JPII St. Paul All God’s angels and saints really…

Favorite Marian Apparition(s)

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Favorite Book or Movie

The Cardinal (1963) [Movie]

Favorite Hobby

Playing sports & trying new experiences

Background

What are some of the factors that led to your decision to enter the seminary and discern the question of a vocation to the priesthood?

An existential crisis of the purpose of life popped up in my thoughts as a kid

Who are some of the people who influenced your decision to enter the seminary? What is it about them that assisted you?

Dad, introduced me to God and faith. Grandpa, devoted and faithful life. Essentially, my family nurtured my vocation without pressuring me into some pre-planned path.

Describe the moment that you knew you wanted to take the next steps to become a priest?

Real discernment for me began in seminary and the next steps which made me want to continue on this vocational pathway was a self-discovery of my capacity for love. In brief, it was in this way of life that I was able to love most.