Fr. Cedric Biography

Fr. Cedric's Biography

A religious of the Passionists of Holy Cross Province (C.P., The Congregation of the Passion); Fr. Cedric is best known for his evangelical missions and his television and radio program “Live with Passion!” He has authored 25 books.

Born :

June 12, 1957 Springfield, Massachusetts (of Italian, Slovak and Albanian descent)

Raised :

Agawam (Feeding Hills), Massachusetts

Resides :

Holy Name Retreat Center, Houston, TX
(2001-present)

Education

  • Agawam High School : Graduated 1975
  • UMass at Amherst : BS in Social Work 1980
  • S. Illinois at Carbondale : Studied Philosophy 1984
  • Israel, Greece and Egypt : Studied Scriptures 1988
  • Northwestern University : Studied Speech and Drama 1988
  • Catholic Theological Union : Master of Divinity 1990
  • N. American College-Rome : Theological Study Program 2003

Ministry

  • Youth Minister: Marceline, Chamois, St. Louis 1980-83
  • Professed Vows as Passionist Religious: September 8, 1985
  • Ordained a Deacon : September 14, 1990
  • Israel, Greece and Egypt : Studied Scriptures 1988
  • Ordained a Priest : June 29, 1991
  • Preach evangelistic missions : United States and Canada 1990-present
  • Led Pilgrimage : Israel 1995
  • Led Pilgrimage : Israel, Greece, Rome 1999
  • Led Pilgrimage : Shrines of Italy 2001
  • Started broadcasting in TV/Radio: 2006

Interests and Hobbies:

  • Prayer and preaching
  • Creating new TV episodes
  • Ministering with EWTN, TBN and Radio
  • I love cats!
  • Feeding Birds
  • Visiting my sisters in Florida
  • Going to Galveston
  • Golf
  • Taking pictures
  • Astronomy
  • Listening to Music

Fr. Cedric As An Author

A More Personal Note:

Thank You For Your Interest In My Life:
I’m always meeting people and fascinated to hear your stories. I love sports. I play golf once a month: Fun watching on TV. Also: Go New England Patriots, Celtics (world champs!) and Red Sox. I work out every day (A lifestyle!): elliptical, treadmill, sit-ups, weights and stretching. I ride a bike every day. Love to eat! I love listening to music – both Religious: Amy Grant!; and Rock/Pop: especially music from the 70’s and 80’s. I hardly ever go to the movies. But every once in a while I enjoy a good one. I take walks daily: Walking is a great form of prayer. I journal weekly and am always reading books! A mind once stretched by a book will never return to its original size!

I Have A Two TV Producers:

Creating TV episodes is the hardest and most rewarding thing I do! I film in North Houston and Tulsa OK. with one producer. Then I work on the post-production edits with another producer. We add lots of scenes, images and pauses into our productions. I try to make every episode engaging and relevant. I love writing. Writing is a prayer for me. My latest and 25th book: Real Life! Despite all my traveling, I still love to sit by the window on the plane. Sense of wonder! I love simply taking walks, breathing the air and feeling the Sun! My favorites? The National Parks… I am preaching missions: Florida in Lent. (2) New TV productions always writing scripts for them. I live religious life with five others and pray communally and individually. I support our retreat center and am dedicated to reaching out to those on the periphery. (I'm trained in Social Work and bring that into my priesthood.) Thanks for checking out some of what I am into. You are so kind to be interested in my life! I pray for all of you reading this...~ Fr. Cedric