Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Year in Formation: Freshman
College: Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, IN)
Favorite Subjects: Music, Philosophy, & Theology
Patron Saint: Saint Cecilia, Saint Elisabeth of Schönau, Saint Catherine of Sienna, St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Favorite Movie: Passion of the Christ, The Dark Knight, Forrest Gump, Up, Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3, Good Will Hunting, Life is Beautiful, Schindler’s List
Favorite Books: Life of Christ, Introduction to Christianity, Confessions, the collected books of St. John of the Cross, The Chosen
Favorite Music: Gregorian & Orthodox Chant
Hobbies: Playing the Viola, reading, conversing with friends
Most Memorable Prayer/Liturgy you have Attended: A Mass where my Pastor spoke about how we need more vocations. This was the additional answer I had asked God for to make sure that this was the path for me.
Place of Pilgrimage you Most Want to Visit and why: Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico because I want to see the mantel our Mother used to convert millions of Indians.
Favorite Way to Pray: On my knees with my eyes closed in front of my home altar when I can subdue my imagination. If not, eyes open as I look at the Cross. Fasting.
Favorite Devotion: Praying the Rosary and the Eastern Catholic Jesus Prayer with Prayer rope.
What drew you to Holy Cross? As I grew in my relationship with Christ, I saw clear signs that Jesus was pointing me to follow him through mattered prayer, reading, and to be charitable. All foundations that Holy Cross shows through their devotion to the Sacred Heart, their role as educators in the faith, and through their service around the U.S. and missions around the globe.
Favorite Verse: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.” -John 6:53
Favorite Quote: “And I saw the river over which every soul must pass to reach the Kingdom of Heaven and the name of that river was suffering and I saw a boat which carries souls across the river and the name of that river was love.” -St. John of the Cross
How can visitors to this page pray for you? Pray that not only may I subdue my senses, but grow in virtue so much so to lead a parish to God.