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NAME: Rev. Mr. Andrew Sanchez (ARCH)DIOCESE/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY: Archdiocese of New Orleans ARMED FORCES BRANCH: Army: Active 2011-2015, Reserve 2015-2019 RANK: MAJ COLLEGE(S) / UNIVERSITY(IES) / SEMINARY(IES) ATTENDED (DEGREES AWARDED): Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS); Notre Dame Seminary, Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy. HIGH SCHOOL(S) ATTENDED: Brother Martin High School, New Orleans, LA HOBBIES: Reading, almost anything outside (running, walking, cycling, hiking, swimming...) TEAM SPORTS: I enjoy playing soccer. It is a beautiful game.
WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU THOUGHT ABOUT A VOCATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD? When I was in Fairbanks, Alaska with the U.S. Army. Being 4,000 miles away from home forced me to assess my relationship with Christ and the Church, and as a result I grew closer to Christ and lived my life more fully according to Catholic teaching than any other time in my life. At the same time, I grew close to a beautiful, loving, and caring young lady. However, as she and I began to discern marriage it slowly became evident to me that God was instead calling me to seminary to discern more thoroughly a life dedicated to Him as a priest. WHO OR WHAT EVENTS INFLUENCED YOUR DISCERNMENT JOURNEY? During my time at Fort Wainwright in Alaska I came to know two Army priests who were both very holy men, Father John Brocato and Father James Peak. In their own unique ways, they both helped me open my heart to the possibility of becoming a priest.
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