Fr. Ryan Pietrocarlo, CSC is a Holy Cross Priest and Pastor of St. Adalbert & St. Casimir Parishes in South Bend.  He was born in Rochester, NY and entered formation in Holy Cross after high school. During formation, Fr. Ryan took interest in Hispanic Ministry and spent a year in Monterrey, Mexico serving at a parish while immersed in the Spanish language and Mexican culture. Fr. Ryan professed final vows in 2016 and was ordained in 2017 and now happily serves the bilingual and bicultural community at his parishes.

Fr. Terry Coonan Jr. grew up in FW with three brothers and four sisters, graduating from Bishop Dwenger high school in 2003. After two years of engineering studies at University of Dayton, he entered seminary for the diocese under Bishop D’Arcy. He had two years in Winona, Minnesota for minor seminary, and then entered major seminary at Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, and was ordained in 2011 alongside his older brother, Fr. Matthew. He has served in four parishes and was a high school chaplain for ten years. He is currently assigned to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Fort Wayne. Fr. Terry’s hobbies include basketball, soccer, guitar, skateboarding, biking, camping, disc golf, bridge, and Wordle.

Sister Ignatia grew up in Central New York. She met the Sisters while studying at Franciscan University of Steubenville and began fulling in love with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 2010 after her sophomore year and professed her final vows in 2018. After completing her undergraduate degree in theology, business, and German, Sister Ignatia served in campus ministry at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana for four years. She currently serves as the Vocation Director for the community and lives at the Motherhouse in Mishawaka, Indiana.