Hometown: San Diego, CA
Year in Formation: Postulant
College: University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN), 2023
College Degree: B.S., Civil Engineering & Theology minor
Graduate School: Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland), 2024
Graduate Degree: M.S. in Structural Engineering
Patron Saint: St. Peter & St. Michael
Favorite Movie: The Truman Show, Rain Man, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Favorite Books: The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, Tattoos on the Heart by Greg Boyle, S.J.
Favorite Music: John Mayer, Noah Kahan
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, travel, drawing
Most Memorable Prayer/Liturgy you have Attended: Easter Vigil at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 2022.
Place of Pilgrimage you Most Want to Visit and why: I would love to walk the Camino de Santiago because of the role that spending time in nature takes part in the pilgrimage. The swinging thurible at the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral also looks cool.
Favorite Way to Pray: Prayer journaling
Favorite Devotion: The Rosary
What drew you to Holy Cross? The witness of Holy Cross religious in my life! Throughout my time as an undergraduate student at Notre Dame, I had the opportunity to get to know several Holy Cross religious that model a life worth living with Christ at the center. Listening to stories of Holy Cross religious working in various apostolates around the globe has ignited a fire to perhaps one day be able to share similar stories. In addition, my experience as a residential assistant in Dunne Hall was especially influential because of the joy I experienced walking with my residents.
Favorite Verse: “Lord, [Peter] said to him ‘you know everything. You know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep.'” (John 21:17)
Favorite Quote: “Do small things with great love.” -St. Teresa of Calcutta
How can visitors to this page pray for you? For humility!