Student Brothers

Br. Anselm Kelly was raised in Chesapeake, Virginia where he and his family were parishioners at Prince of Peace and Saint Stephen, Martyr parishes. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and government at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Upon graduation, he moved to Richmond, Virginia to begin a career in commercial real estate. He first Read more…

Brother Cassian is from Youngstown, New York. He earned a B.S. in physics and a B.A. in mathematics at the University at Buffalo, before going on to earn an M.S. in physics and a Ph.D. in theoretical and computational astrophysics at Cornell University. He first met the Dominicans in graduate school and became involved in Read more…

Br. Clement Greenspan is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Baptized in the Presbyterian confession, he was received into the Church on the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2014 in his high school gym. He went on to study marine transportation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy receiving a U.S.C.G. license as a Third Mate upon Vessels of Read more…

Br. Patrick Bubel is the oldest of five children from Hyde Park, New York, where he and his family are long-time parishioners of Regina Coeli Parish. He worked for one year at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory after studying mechanical engineering at SUNY Binghamton. It was during his time in college that he confronted the fact Read more…

Brother Roland grew up in Hanover, Massachusetts in a family of four. After graduating from high school, Brother Roland attended Providence College in Rhode Island where he first met the Dominicans. After graduating from PC in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Theology and Spanish, Brother Roland entered the Novitiate. “At Providence, I was so Read more…

Following an international childhood Brother Augustine spent his later upbringing in Fairfax, Virginia. He first encountered the Dominicans at John Paul the Great Catholic High School, run by the Sisters of St. Cecilia. He went on to George Mason University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Philosophy. In college he encountered Read more…

Brother Gerard Rosario grew up in Port Washington, New York and was baptized at St. Peter of Alcantara Parish. Growing up he did not practice the Faith, but at the Marianist High School Kellenberg Memorial he first encountered the joy, beauty, and—most importantly—truth of the Gospel. After high school, he attended Boston College where he Read more…

Fr. Ceslaus Kowalkowski was raised in Manistee, MI, a small victorian town on the shore of Lake Michigan. He is the youngest of three children and the happy uncle of twelve nieces and nephews. Before being ordained to the priesthood in 2020, he graduated from the Pontifical College Josephinum, earning a B.A. in Philosophy and Read more…

Br. Jean-Joseph Mary Greenidge grew up in Loveland, CO with his twin sister. He studied Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University and later entered a Ph.D. program in Computer Science there. While at Princeton he met the Dominicans through Thomistic Institute conferences on faith and science. “When I first met the Dominicans, I Read more…

Br. Barnabas Maria Wilson was born and raised in Sharon, PA and is the older of two. He received a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton. After graduating he worked in the paper industry, living for a time in Wisconsin and Illinois before entering the Order in 2022. “Realizing the depth Read more…

Br. Michael Marie Prize was born and raised near St. Louis, Missouri as the sixth oldest of eleven. He graduated Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and went on to do a year of missionary work with NET Ministries. After this, he temporarily taught math and Read more…

Br. Jerome Marie Masters was raised in Houston, Texas and is the youngest of two children. He attended the University of Texas at Tyler where he received his bachelor’s degree in communication studies and minored in human resource development. Upon graduation, he worked for Pi Kappa Phi fraternity as a Leadership Consultant. Starting new chapters Read more…