What an incredible day for my First Holy Mass of Thanksgiving!  Let the Fire fall!

I was honored to be able to celebrate my first Mass at St. John’s Catholic Chapel, at the Newman Center at the University of Illinois where I lived for 2 years.  It was at this holy place that I first learned about and considered a call to the Catholic priesthood.  Thanks to the priests serving there at the time, I grew so much during my time there and opened my heart for the first time to my vocation. 

Thank you to everyone who was able to hike across the state to celebrate this incredible occasion with me in the place where my vocation began to unfold...

[more photos to come]