Father John Cahoon, J.C.L., Pastor

Father John Cahoon was born in San Diego, California on February 14,
1957. Father Cahoon attended Sacred Heart Catholic School for 1st
and 2nd grade and St. Francis De Sales School for 3rd through 8th
grade. He attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory High School
and then received a B.A. in Political Science at the University of
Houston. He graduated from South Texas College of Law in May
1982 and received his law license the following year. He entered the
seminary in the fall of 1984 and was ordained to the priesthood
on May 20, 1989. His first assignment after ordination was to St.
Cecilia Catholic Church. In the summer of 1992, he went to St.
Charles Borromeo Catholic Church where he served as pastor for
almost 10 years. During this time, he also received a license
in Canon law from Catholic University of America. He returned to
St. Cecilia as pastor in the summer of 2002. In addition to his duties
as pastor of St. Cecilia, Fr. Cahoon serves on the Diocesan Tribunal.

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See Fr. John's Advent 2010 Homilies:

• First Sunday of Advent
• Second Sunday of Advent
• Third Sunday of Advent
• Fourth Sunday of Advent

Fr. Victor Perez

St. Cecilia has a new Parochial Vicar – and we mean new!  Fr. Victor was ordained on June 4, 2011 and St. Cecilia is his first parish assignment.  Fr. Victor was born in Dallas, TX and at the age of nine moved to Mandeville, LA.  Three years later, in the middle of sixth grade, he moved to Katy, TX.  He was an altar server at St. John Vianney parish and in high school, moved to Epiphany of the Lord where he was confirmed. His home parish, however, is St. Bartholomew where his family moved while he was in college. He played tennis in high school for the "blue" mustangs at Taylor H.S., where his team placed second in state during his senior year. He attended college at University of Texas at Austin where he majored in business. During his third year of college, after studying abroad in Spain and growing significantly in his faith, he discerned a call to the priesthood and left UT to pursue his vocation. He attended Holy Trinity Seminary at the University of Dallas and then St. Mary's Seminary in Houston. In his spare time he enjoys spending time in prayer, spending time with friends, exercising, listening to and sometimes playing music, reading, watching EWTN, the news, and classic movies. He is blessed to have his family nearby, his sister and brother-in-law in Katy and his parents in Bellville. Fr. Victor looks forward to serving us as much as we look forward to welcoming him to our St. Cecilia family.
 
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Deacon Don Bradley

Born in Jersey City, N.J. Deacon Don and wife Lilly have 5 living children
(1 is deceased) and have been registered in the parish since 1953. He
was ordained to the Permanent Deaconate in 1975 and is involved in the
following ministries:

Deacon Greg Evans

Deacon Greg, his wife Jo, and two children Ashley and Jenn,
have been parishioners since 1991. He is a Certified Financial
Planner with an MBA from St. Thomas, and an MS from College
for Financial Planning. He was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate
in 2003 and is an invaluable asset in the Sunday liturgies
and staff planning functions.

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Deacon Sam Mancuso

Sam was born and raised in Michigan but has been in Texas for over twenty years.  He has been active at St. Cecilia since 1983.  He was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in 2007.  Sam and his wife, Jane, have three children: Julia, Victoria and Aden.

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Deacon Bob Hesse, Ph.D.

During his six years of studying for the priesthood, Bob Hesse was inspired
by the Gethsemani Trappist monastery, at the time home to Trappist monk
Thomas Merton.  Deacon Bob has many credentials including being Co-founder/
President of Contemplative Network, Inc. dedicated to interdenominational
Christian contemplative prayer.  Bob was appointed by Trappist monk Thomas
Keating, as Commissioned Presenter/Co-coordinator of Contemplative Outreach,
Ltd. and Emissary to the M&L Institute for Research on Contemplatives in response
to an invitation by The Dalai Lama to Keating. Dr. Hesse is a Vice Chairman 
and Faculty Member of the Institute for Spirituality and Health and an Instructor
at Rice University and the University of St. Thomas (UST).  Bob is a Member
of the Deacon Spiritual Life and Community Committees.  He is former retreat
team presenter at Holy Name Retreat Center and founding Advisor for The
WorkFaith Connection.  In addition to being a Fourth Degree Knight of the
Knights of Columbus, Bob is also a Speaker for the Rothko Chapel, M.D. A
nderson Cancer Center and the Bowen Center. Dr. Hesse is Co-founder of
the Faith-Science Initiative for the Center for Faith and Culture at the UST. 
Deacon Hesse's interests include the convergence of science and religion 
especially related to physics-metaphysics, chemistry-life, biology-consciousness,
and psychology-mysticism.  His special interest is in healing those suffering from
mental illness.  Bob has given numerous presentations internationally and holds
a B.Th. in theology from UST, as well as a B.S. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Physical
Chemistry from St. Louis University. Deacon Bob is currently President/Founder
of the energy consulting company HEI.  He has traveled to 60 countries often
establishing international consortia.  Deacon Bob has been married 43 years to
Linda; they have 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

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Deacon Hesse Homilies and Retreats:
 

Deacon Carlos Porras

Deacon Roberto Chavez

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