Hometown: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Year in Formation: Novice
College: Deep Springs College (2017-19); Harvard College (A.B. ‘23)
College Degree: Comparative Study of Religion, Bachelor of Arts
Career Before Formation: Middle school teacher
Patron Saint: St. Anthony of Padua
Favorite Movie: “Porco Rosso,” directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Favorite Books: “All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints,” “Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time,” by Robert Ellsberg; “The Confessions,” by St. Augustine; “The Brothers Karamazov,” by Fyodor Dostoevsky; “The Little Prince,” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Favorite Music: Folk, Stomp and Holler
Hobbies: Walking, reading, running, tennis, hiking, and playing guitar
Most Memorable Prayer/Liturgy you have Attended: The community Masses with the Discalced Carmelite friars who I lived with in the northeast sierras of Puebla, Mexico after college.
Place of Pilgrimage you Most Want to Visit and Why: I recently visited important sites in the lives of St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross, and I would also love to return to the sites of the Cristero Martyrs and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Favorite Way to Pray: Recently, I have especially enjoyed praying in song and also in silence in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
What Drew you to Holy Cross? Holy Cross caught my attention after I stopped by campus on a drive home from Chicago to Detroit in 2024. I have been increasingly drawn to the community through coming to know the charism, spirituality, and people of Holy Cross over the past few years.
Favorite Verse: Matthew 25:31-40
Favorite Quote: I have recently been praying with the poem “Lead, Kindly Light” by Saint John Henry Newman, which begins:
“Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on;
The night is dark, and I am far from home,
Lead Thou me on.
Keep Thou my feet;
I do not ask to see the distant scene;
one step enough for me.”
How can visitors to this page pray for you? For attentiveness to God’s call, and for the courage to listen.