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Fr. Thomas M. Santa, C.Ss.R.

A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Thomas M. Santa was professed as a Redemptorist in 1973 and ordained a priest in June of 1978. A graduate of Holy Redeemer College (Waterford, Wisconsin) and the State University of New York (Mount Saint Alphonsus). From 1999 through August, 2011 he was the Director of the Redemptorist Renewal Center in Tucson, Arizona positioning the Center as an acknowledged leader in the ministry of spiritual renewal. Prior to coming to the RRC he was a theology teacher at St. Joseph’s Preparatory College, Edgerton, Wisconsin (1979-1980), and at St. Henry's Seminary, Belleville, Illinois (1980-1983); Associate Director/Director of Villa Christi Retreat Center, Wichita, Kansas (1983-1990), Founder/Director of the Spiritual Life Center, Wichita, Kansas (1990-1992); and President/Publisher of Liguori Publications, Liguori, Missouri (1992-1999). His present assignment (2011-) is St. Michael Parish in Old Town Chicago where he serves as both Pastor and as the Rector of the Redemptorist community