| | Name: | Hector H. Mateus-Ariza | | Age: | 36 | | Home/Sponsoring Parish: | Sacred Heart, Glyndon | | Year in Seminary: | 3rd Theology | | Seminary: | Mount Saint Mary's Seminary | | Degrees Held/Institution: | BA/Philosophy Chef de Cuisine | | Previous Career: | Professional Chef | | Hobbies/Interests: | Music and Food | | | |
Reason for Applying: Through my attendance at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary I had the opportunity to get to know the Archdiocese of Baltimore and through its priests and seminarians I found a home. What does the priesthood mean to you: Priesthood is being a shepherd of a community in which he feeds the people and gathered them as a community around the table of the Lord and sends them forth to proclaim the Gospel to their families, communities, and ultimately to the world through their gifts, talents, treasures and faith. |