Fr. Michael Paul Croghan

Age: 43
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Home parish: Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills
Favorite Hobby: Going to Gym
First parish assignment: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church, Lomita
First Mass: Sunday, June 1 at 12pm (Noon) – Church of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church (Beverly Hills)

Fr. Micheal will be ordained on his 44th birthday which he feels like an obvious sign from God. He grew up in Santa Cruz, CA with his parents and five other siblings. As an adult he started a career in fundraising which led him to volunteering with the confirmation program at St. Bonaventure Church in Huntington Beach. At that point, he began entertaining the idea that maybe he could become a priest and later joined the St. John’s Seminary, it was easy to adjust to the atmosphere because of belonging to a large family. His dream is just to walk with God and feel the presence of God, knowing that whatever the day may bring, that he feels his presence.