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Fr. Luke VanBerkum hails from outside of Detroit, Michigan, where he attended St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church with his family. He is the second of seven children. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in Philosophy and Theology. While in college, Fr. Luke was attracted to the Order because of its rich heritage of contemplation and preaching. “I wanted to live a life completely devoted to Jesus Christ and the salvation of souls. I found that the Dominican Order, through study, prayer, fraternity, and preaching, offered the most beautiful and transformative way to live with Him.”

More from Fr. Luke VanBerkum, O.P. 

• You Fill the Hungry with Good Things
• My Beloved. Look at Me. Seek My Face
• I AM So You Are
• A Dwelling for the Most High
• Throw Out Your Checklist
• Flee to Jesus
• O Memoriale Mortis Domini
• Your First Holy Communion (after the pandemic)
• You Don’t Doubt the Real Presence
• The Adorable One
• The Music of Recreation
• Mom, do I have to set the table?
• You, Too, Can Become a Saint
• That Sin, Again?
• The Work of God
• The Peace of Fatima
• Chains of Love
• The Actor-Martyr and Film
• Your King Comes
• Filled with the Spirit, Conformed to Christ