Hometown: Titusville, FL
Year in Formation: Postulant
College: University of Florida, 2022
College Degree: B.A., Business Administration
Graduate School: University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN), 2024
Graduate Degree: M.Ed.
Career Before Formation: ACE Teaching Fellow (Social Studies & Theology)
Patron Saint: Pope St. John Paul II, Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Sebastian
Favorite Movie: Karol, The Man Who Became Pope
Favorite Books: Story of a Soul by St. Thérèse of Lisiéux (other than The Lord of the Rings, of course)
Favorite Music: Coldplay, Frederic Chopin, The Hillbilly Thomists
Hobbies: Spirituality, Education, Athletics, Podcasts
Most Memorable Prayer/Liturgy you have Attended: St. Peter’s Basilica at the tomb of St. John Paul II in 2023. I have always had a particular devotion to him, so it was incredible to be so close.
Place of Pilgrimage you Most Want to Visit and why: I would like to go to the Holy Land.
Favorite Way to Pray: Chanted Liturgy of the Hours, Silent Contemplation
Favorite Devotion: Eucharistic Adoration, Seven Sorrows Rosary
What drew you to Holy Cross? I have always worked to be a “Disciple with hope to bring” through my ministries as a Catholic Educator and Administrator. I feel called to discern if this is how the Lord would like to work through my life in His Holy Priesthood with Holy Cross.
Favorite Verse: “When he saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” -Matthew 9:36
Favorite Quote: “… For it is in giving that we receive, in pardoning that we are pardoned, and in dying that we are born to eternal life.” -St. Francis of Assisi
How can visitors to this page pray for you? Please pray for an increase in my discipline and also for a spirit of openness.