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Hometown	Los Angeles, CA
High School	Cathedral High School
University	La Salle University
Degrees	B.S. Psychology / American History Minor.  Masters in Pastoral Studies – Religious Ed Concentration (M.RE)
Ministry	Social Studies Teacher: American Government, Psychology, World Geography.  Religion Teacher: Hebrew Scriptures   Liturgical Minister (High School and University Level) – Branch of Campus Ministry   Assistant Rugby Coach

What was your first experience of the Brothers?

I first met the Brothers at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles. In those days, we would interview as part of the application process. Br. John Montgomery, FSC, the principal, was my interviewer. I would eventually have a few more Brothers along the way as teachers but their presence in the school was equally as vibrant.  

What was significant in your experience that affirmed your desire to enter the Novitiate and continue formation? 

The most significant experience in these last three years has been the hands on opportunities afforded to me. Whether in ministry or in community, the Brothers have always challenged me to strive to be the best person and Brother I can be. Success and failure come hand in hand and regardless of that day’s outcomes the Brothers were always there to humble me or lift my spirits.   

Discernment is a process. How has your discernment journey led you one step at a time?  

Discernment is a tricky thing. Half the time you hope it’s what God is asking and the other half you wonder if it’s your own desires taking lead: the answer becoming clear after the fact. 

Hindsight is great!  In my experience, it is usually the things I don’t believe myself capable of doing that when I look back on, I see grace best at work in my life. The key to discernment, regardless of how one might describe it, is prayer and reflection. Sitting with Christ and discussing the decision that I face, often more than once, and even more so, without a solid answer: after all, God doesn’t choose for us.  

What is exciting/energizing for you about religious life(particularly Being Brother) today? 

 What the world needs today is genuineness. It needs honesty. It needs models and witnesses of love and mercy. These are very confusing times, wrought with division on multiple levels. Pope Francis calls us all to be vehicles of mercy and imitators of Jesus Christ in the Gospels. As Brothers, we are in a great position to witness this love, mercy, and compassion. Whether in our schools, in administrations, or in other forms in which we minister. We are capable, by our vocation, to be both witness and models of this future. Though we can try to change the world, I would be content with making sure that our students know/understand there is a different way to live their lives than the one sold to them by advertisements and social constructs. 

Prefer to Watch	Romcom, then Sci-Fi
Prefer to Read	Most things in the Pastoral Theology section
Prefer to Go Out to	Movies or Hiking
Travel by	Roadtrip
Favorite Scenery	The Pacific Ocean or Hiking Trails
Favorite Book	The Giver
If you could go back in time	Paris, 1920s
Most Played Song	My Way, Frank Sinatra
Celebrity Look Alike	None to my knowledge
Favorite Time of the Year	December
Favorite Scripture Quote	“The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it” – John 1:5
Favorite Saint	Blessed Brother James Miller, FSC
Favorite Pope Francis Quote	“This is what I am asking you — be shepherds with the smell of sheep”
Favorite Saint John Baptist de La Salle Quote	“What you lack in the evening the new morning will bring you if you know how to hope in God”
Favorite Prayer	The Road Ahead – Thomas Merton