Raised in a Catholic household, my spiritual life felt a bit more handed down than a lived reality for many years. Although I was familiar with the liturgy and recited the prayers, I had yet to experience the profundity of a personal conviction.

This was my conversion, where the scales fell off of my eyes. I had realized I have been living a life of sin. Recalling it now still amazes me how wonderfully God works. From that moment on I stopped living for the world.

Looking back, every step has come from the same place: meeting the Father with complete trust. And every time, He has done something bigger than I could have imagined.

My story isn’t about having it all figured out, nor is it the one I would have chosen. But it shows that God loves to work through ordinary people and everyday moments. Even the mundane moments can become a story of wonder when surrendered to God.

My heart continues to be on fire, and through photography and filmmaking, I feel called to share my story and faith with others. My fiancée and I also started a small candle business, hoping to spread joy and hope through faith-centered living.

Those next two years transformed my life forever and healed me in places I didn’t know were bleeding. I was so impacted by the richness of living in community that I applied to be an SPO missionary.

God never abandoned me. Instead, He led me on a journey to rediscover Him, myself, and fall into an alignment with His will. I said “yes” and this is my story. One step, one day, and one yes at a time all for His will and glory.

I encountered Jesus powerfully during a time of Eucharistic Adoration in the summer of 2009, and the years since have been a wild and amazing adventure following God’s call for my life.

My story is one of ongoing conversion. And that, ultimately, is authentic Catholic masculinity: daily surrender to Christ for the good of our families and the Church.

Though I am permanently blind in my left eye, I’ve been able to see the way that God redeems our suffering. All we have to do is give it to Him and trust in His timing. Nothing given to God is ever wasted.

After graduating ministry college, I assumed (with some relief) that I’d never preach again. I was anticipating a quiet season in Australia. But God had other plans! In 2024, Fr Rob Galea invited me to preach during his concert tour through India, and invitations to speak around the world have continued.

I went to Mass for over a year before I converted. Around the same time I attended Methodist, Baptist, and non-denominational churches searching for answers, hoping God would give me peace somewhere other than the Catholic Church.

It wasn’t until the second half of my studies at Brock University that I was reintroduced to the Catholic faith through a ministry called Catholic Christian Outreach.