Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Year in Formation: Postulant
College: University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN), 2019
College Major: Electrical Engineering
Career Before Formation: Software and Hardware Engineer
Patron Saint: Saint Ambrose, Saint Sebastian
Favorite Movie: A Man for All Seasons
Favorite Book: The Brothers Karamazov
Favorite Music: Philip Glass, Ben böhmer, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Beach House, The Smiths, Thaiboy Digital, Bladee
Hobbies: Tennis, baseball, snowboarding, writing, Wikipedia surfing
Most Memorable Prayer/Liturgy you have Attended: Easter Mass of the Holy Night, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, April 2023.
Place of Pilgrimage you Most Want to Visit and why: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Christ died a bodily death, was bodily buried, and experience bodily resurrection. I want to worship God at the site where the consummation of the marriage between Heaven and Earth occurred (John 19:30).
Favorite Way to Pray: Late night Adoration
Favorite Devotion: The Rosary
What drew you to Holy Cross? I haven’t always been drawn to this kind of a life of service, but recently, I realized that what was most important in my life was my relationship with Christ. Without my left hand knowing what my right was doing, I ended up deciding that I wanted to become a priest. I quickly discerned that I felt called to be an educator– not just to the mind of young people, but to their hearts. Holy Cross just has this perfect blend of mission and spirituality, and is composed of men who have decided all in the same way to give their lives completely over to God. It is in this honored company that I am happy to place myself.
Favorite Verse: “Out of the depths, I cry to you O Lord…” -Psalm 130
Favorite Quote: “Long live Jesus Christ!” -Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
How can visitors to this page pray for you? That I might never be lukewarm.