Ordo Praedicatorum

Brother Peter

I grew up in Erie, PA with my younger brother and sister. After graduating high school in 2000, I attended Penn State University, where I received bachelor’s degrees in math and computer science. After graduating in May 2004, I moved to Farifax, and then Alexandria, VA, where I worked as a software developer for Lockheed Martin. During this time, I also completed coursework towards a master’s degree in math at George Mason University. I was raised a Catholic and attended 12 years of Catholic school, so the idea of a vocation emerged over time. My inspirations were several priests that I had known during high school and college. I was attracted to the Dominicans by the order’s balance of prayer and intellectual work with an orientation towards preaching. As I learned more about the order and met Dominicans, it seemed that their way of life matched the way that I approached the Faith. As a Dominican, I think that I would like to teach or do campus ministry, but I suppose that things could change along the way. Among Dominicans, I particularly admire St. Dominic and St. Thomas, as well as Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati. My hobbies include reading, playing the piano and saxophone, and doing a little math on the side.

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