Formation Stage: Discipleship
Class: Discipleship IV
Diocese: Dallas
Hometown: Addison, TX
Home Parish: St. Rita, Dallas
WILLIAM THOMAS DOBRIENT
My vocation story starts at the 2018 Steubenville Lone Star conference. When Fr. Mike Schmitz called to the stage all men discerning priesthood, only because of Divine Providence, I ran up there and received the call to discern it for the first time. I then reflected on how abundantly I have been blessed through my parish and family. I knew I had a responsibility to do good with my blessings and the desire to serve in parish priesthood perfectly lined up with that conviction. God has confirmed my discernment with three amazing years of formation!
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse
“The Lord is with me as a dread warrior: therefore, my persecutors will stumble, they will not overcome.” – Jeremiah 20:11
Fun Fact
I technically climbed the Colosseum in Rome.