Formation Stage: Propaedeutic
Diocese: Dallas
Hometown: Coppell, TX
Home Parish: St. Ann, Coppell
Samuel James Cavanna
Praised be Jesus Christ for His providence! Although He allows suffering, He does it for our good. Around junior year of high school I began to struggle with scrupulosity, a religious form of obsessive compulsive disorder. Though a heavy cross, OCD motivated me to pray daily. Before Jesus in the Eucharist, I noticed a deep desire to lay down my life for the salvation of souls. Wanting to hear confessions at any time, to revere our Lord as best I can, and to bring Him to the broken, I decided to discern with the help of the Church.
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse
“No greater love has man than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:13
Fun Fact
I spent a semester studying abroad in Rome with the University of Dallas, where I co-founded the Chocolate Connoisseur Club with my friends.