Presenter: Fr. Stephen Dardis
About the Presenter:
Fr Stephen Dardis was born & raised in New Orleans. After graduating from Christian Brothers School in 1992, he attended Jesuit High School where he finished in 1997. He entered the Texas A&M Cadet Corps on a Marine Corps scholarship and was involved in student ministry at St Mary’s Catholic Church, where he most strongly felt the calling to the priesthood. In 1998 he entered the Legionaries of Christ in Connecticut as a Religious, ministering for twelve years in New England, Mexico, New York, and Italy. With an Associate’s degree in Humanities, a Licentiate in Philosophy and Bachelor’s in Theology from the Regina Apostolorum Athenaeum in Rome, Fr Steve has gratefully found himself well equipped for the journey. He was ordained to the Priesthood in Rome on December 15th, 2012, by Cardinal Velasio De Paolis. After returning for further outreach in New York, he was transferred to the Legionary Community in New Orleans in 2013. He served 3 years as chaplain of Christian Brothers School with the Legionaries. In 2015 he began the process of incardination into the Archdiocese of New Orleans, serving as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Slidell and chaplain at Pope John Paul II High School. In July of 2018 he was named Pastor for Holy Family Catholic Church in Luling through 2024. During that time he also served as Dean of the River Parish Deanery and co-chaplain for St Charles Catholic High in LaPlace. In 2024 he was assigned as full-time Coordinator of Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Director at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans.
Registration Information:
The retreat check-in is between 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. on Friday and concludes after lunch on Sunday. Registration includes meals and accommodations. To register for this retreat, you may do so online by following the link provided below or by calling our retreat office at 504-267-9604. A non-refundable deposit is required to register. You can choose to pay just the deposit upon registration or to pay in full.
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