Our Founder Father Bill Faiella history
Born of Italian heritage in Columbus, Ohio, September 28, 1946.
Ordained a priest of Holy Cross in 1979 in the Basilica of The Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame.
THINGS HE ENJOYS
I like to eat and make pasta, bake Italian pastries, play scrabble online, and take walks. When I listen to music it includes classical, rock and roll and classic country. Watching funny YouTube videos like the old “Burns and Allen” sitcoms of the fifties is also fun for me.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- B.S. in Education, Major in English Education; Minor in Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1968
- M.A. in Education with a concentration in Guidance and Counseling, Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan 1975
- Masters in Theology, University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, Indiana, 1978 - M.S. in Pastoral Counseling, Loyola University,
Baltimore, 1990 - Doctor of Psychology, California Coast University,
Santa Ana, California, 2010
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- School teacher 7th through 12th grades
- Work with juvenile offenders School administrator
- Parish work
- Fifth Step Listener at the Betty Ford Center
in Rancho Mirage, California - Retreat work
- Pastoral counseling
- Spiritual direction