John Brusa III

I grew up in Solvay, NY and I am the oldest of five.  Growing up, my childhood dream was to become a broadcast meteorologist.  Ever since I was in middle school I wanted to study the weather and be the weatherman on TV.  But God had other plans for me.  And it all began to change when I encountered Ven. Fulton Sheen in high school.  

Somewhere on social media I came across a quote from him.  Curious as to who he was, I looked up his Wikipedia page, read about his life, and even began to watch his old TV show Life is Worth Living on YouTube.  I was deeply moved by Fulton Sheen’s life.  I couldn’t help but say to myself, “Wouldn’t it be awesome to save as many souls as he did?”.  

A few weeks later, the dominoes began to fall.  I attended a priestly ordination on a whim, and after I graduated from high school I found myself going to daily mass.  That summer I also attended a Steubenville Youth Conference and walked away from it with an intense desire to become a priest.

I ended up taking classes at SUNY Oswego for a year before transferring to the college seminary in Queens, NY.  While there I took classes at St. John’s University.  Currently I attend Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in beautiful Emmitsburg, MD.  The seminary there is absolutely wonderful, and the rich history of the surrounding area never ceases to disappoint.