Fr. Boniface Endorf was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father is a physics professor at the University of Cincinnati, and his mother was a chemical engineer. He also has a brother who studies history. He met the Dominicans at St. Gertrude’s Parish in Cincinnati. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BA in philosophy, and from New York University School of Law with a JD. “I joined the Dominicans in order to participate in the Church’s mission to save souls.”