JOHN MICHAEL FRUGÉ, JR.
Diocese of Lafayette
Formation Stage: Discipleship Class: Discipleship I Diocese: Lafayette Hometown: Scott, LA Home Parish: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Lafayette JOHN MICHAEL FRUGÉ, JR. My vocation story really took off after a retreat at the beginning of my junior year of high school. I felt the call to the priesthood while sitting in adoration at three in the morning; all…
DIEGO ESTRADA Dávila
Diocese of Austin
Formation Stage: Discipleship Class: Pre-Theology I Diocese: Austin Hometown: Monterrey, Nuevo León (MX) Home Parish: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Pflugerville DIEGO ESTRADA Dávila Born and raised in Monterrey, México, I'm a proud cradle Catholic and one of five siblings. My journey with my loving Father is an incredible "aventura" that guides me in discovering my identity as a beloved son.…
ALEXANDER IVAN CRUZ
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Formation Stage: Discipleship Class: Discipleship I Archdiocese: Galveston-Houston Hometown: Houston, TX Home Parish: St. Mark the Evangelist, Houston ALEXANDER IVAN CRUZ I am a cradle Catholic, but I really began to appreciate and love the tradition of my faith when I was in college in Tyler. Years later, I began to deepen my relationship with Jesus Christ by wanting to…
DAVID SYLVESTER CAHILL
Diocese of Jefferson City
Formation Stage: Discipleship Class: Discipleship I Diocese: Jefferson City Hometown: Rolla, MO Home Parish: St. Patrick, Rolla DAVID SYLVESTER CAHILL I first heard the call to the priesthood in 10th grade, during the 2020 quarantine. I was living a life that flowed between prayer and work with my family and time spent outside. During that simple but fulfilling time, I…
Mr. Mike Wagner
Director of Operations
Mrs. Cynthia Soriano
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Rector
SHAWN MATTHEW VARKEY
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Formation Stage: Discipleship Class: Discipleship III Archdiocese: Galveston-Houston Hometown: Bellaire, TX Home Parish: St. Vincent de Paul, Houston SHAWN MATTHEW VARKEY I wanted to be a priest when I was younger, but that desire faded away as I got older. After altar serving a Mass in my senior year of high school, a joke that my pastor made got me…
HENRY MICHAEL STADLER
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Formation Stage: Discipleship Class: Discipleship III Archdiocese: Galveston-Houston Hometown: Pearland, TX Home Parish: St. Helen, Pearland HENRY MICHAEL STADLER I always grew up having great respect for priests due to their love and dedication to others, but I never thought that God might be calling me to the priesthood until my first year of high school. I started to go…
DANIEL ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
Diocese of Dallas
Formation Stage: Discipleship Class: Discipleship III Diocese: Dallas Hometown: Balch Springs, TX Home Parish: Divine Mercy of Our Lord, Mesquite DANIEL ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ My vocation story begins at my parents’ anniversary Mass, at the age of 13, where I saw the loving perseverance of a priest who, despite his physical pain, continued to serve his parish. His suffering ignited an…
NELSON STEVEN LAGOS-RAMOS
Diocese of Victoria in Texas
Formation Stage: Discipleship Class: Discipleship III Diocese: Victoria in Texas Hometown: Port Lavaca, TX Home Parish: Our Lady of the Gulf, Port Lavaca NELSON STEVEN LAGOS-RAMOS I grew up in a devout Catholic family in Honduras. After my first Holy Communion, I became an altar server and joined the Legion of Mary. In 2018 I moved to Texas and fell…