was born and raised in Silver Lake and Glendale. A product of Catholic school education, he heard the Lord’s voice calling to serve Him, beginning in second grade. Ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2015, he was associate pastor for St. Margaret Mary, Lomita. Now as pastor of Our Lady of Grace parish family, he affirms that it is now our time to be a Church and People of the New Evangelization.