Formation Stage: Discipleship
Class: Discipleship II
Diocese: Austin
Hometown: Hewitt, TX
Home Parish: St. Peter Catholic Student Center, Waco
Francis Michael Boyle
My discernment of the priesthood began to take shape during my senior year of college when I joined the discernment group at St. Peter Catholic Student Center at Baylor University. Through prayer, spiritual direction, the support of friends, and witnessing an exemplary model of the priesthood, I began to consider the possibility of becoming a priest and later joined the seminary. A profound point of reflection during my discernment was realizing that by choosing the priesthood, a priest orients his life toward a reality beyond this world, demonstrating that he, like all of us, is made for something greater than what this world can offer.
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse
“Like a deer that longs for running streams, my soul longs for you, my God.” – Psalm 42:1
Fun Fact
I co-authored a published research paper on artificial intelligence.