I am passionate about my position because it gives me the opportunity and privilege to meet new people who are exciting and very interesting.

I have been an associate pastor at Spiritus Christi since we started in 1999. I have the privilege of celebrating Mass nearly every day and on the weekends. Weddings, funerals, baptisms, and preaching are a big part of my schedule. I supervise the leaders of three outreach ministries: Grace of God Recovery House, Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center, and Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach. I also oversee the Music Ministers and the Tithing Committee and schedule all the preachers. Sprinkled among these responsibilities are individual counseling sessions and visits to hospitals and nursing homes. I love the variety. And I love the people I interact with every day.

At Spiritus Christi, I assist in various ways including celebrating Mass, preaching, visiting the sick, counseling, officiating weddings, funerals, and baptisms, and supporting adult enrichment.  I came to Spiritus as a young adult, and it was a homecoming. I was baptized and confirmed here, and it is such a joy now to serve here as a priest! Priesthood is the heart of my life. I love to help people connect with God and Jesus through the beautiful mysteries of the…