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CHaberberger@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Pre-Theology II Diocese: Austin Hometown: Wrightstown, NJ Home Parish: St. Thomas Aquinas, College Station CHRISTOPHER LEE HABERBERGER Through the ups and downs of life, the Lord has always shown His love for me in putting me in places and moments to draw me closer to Himself. It started in New Jersey, growing up and going to Mass with…

BCrocker@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Pre-Theology II Diocese: Dallas Hometown: Corsicana, TX Home Parish: St. Joseph, Richardson BENJAMIN ZACHARY CROCKER I first felt that I was being called to the priesthood when I was a student at Texas A&M University.  I had always been involved in church growing up and had been an altar server and gone to youth group but had always…

JCavanna@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Pre-Theology II Diocese: Dallas Hometown: Coppell, TX Home Parish: St. Ann, Coppell JOHN ANTHONY CAVANNA I grew up with a wonderful gang of four brothers and one sister. My parents homeschooled us through high school and taught us our Catholic faith, especially emphasizing the value of daily Mass and the Rosary. One day in high school, as I…

TBirkofer@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Pre-Theology II Archdiocese: Galveston-Houston Hometown: Houston, TX Home Parish: St. Teresa, Sugar Land THEODORE RICHARD BIRKOFER I thank God, and my parents, for two things: I was born a Roman Catholic and a Houston Astros fan. I've also been blessed to live in Houston my whole life, attending parochial school growing up and then Houston's premier all-boys catholic…

RBerger@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Pre-Theology II Archdiocese: Galveston-Houston Hometown: Katy, TX Home Parish: St. Bartholomew the Apostle, Katy RYAN ANTHONY BERGER During my studies at Texas A&M, I felt a longing in my heart to know Jesus more deeply and to grow in holiness. I experienced the desire to give my life more fully to God while praying before the Blessed Sacrament.…

ZZapletal@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Senior Diocese: Dallas Hometown: Dallas, TX Home Parish: St. Thomas Aquinas, Dallas ZAK RUSSELL ZAPLETAL I grew up Catholic my whole life, but I did not start thinking about the priesthood until my senior year of high school. What drove me to consider the vocation was a desire to serve other people in a selfless way, and I…

JValles@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Senior Diocese: El Paso Hometown: El Paso, TX Home Parish: El Buen Pastor, El Paso Javier Francisco Valles, Jr. When I was a kid I wasn’t the best Christian, but then again who is? I remember running up and down the church and as a teen I remember falling asleep at Mass. All this changed when I attended…

RRobinson@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Senior Diocese: Nashville Hometown: Nashville, TN Home Parish: St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows, Nashville Reed Francis Donnelly Robinson I began going to daily mass when I was in kindergarten and have gone ever since.  As soon as I received my First Communion I began to altar serve, already drawn to the altar with a fascination for the…

RPalomares@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Senior Diocese: Charleston Hometown: Greenville, SC Home Parish: St. Mary's, Greenville REYES HERIBERTO PALOMARES SOLIS I was born in Mexico but immigrated to the United States in 2004.  I am the oldest of four children and my entire family was raised Catholic.  My desire to pursue the priesthood began when I was 12 years old serving as an…

CKologinczak@holytrinityseminary.org Class: Senior Diocese: Austin Hometown: Round Rock, TX Home Parish: St. John Vianney, Round Rock CAMERON ALEXANDER KOLOGINCZAK I first started to think about the priesthood during Masses at my church. For a long time, over a year, I tried to run away from what God kept putting into my heart. The night of the senior retreat at my…