Parish Administrator
Rev. Fr. ROBERT PETER BADILLO M.Id. was born of Puerto Rican parents in the Bronx, New York City. Upon completing grade seven at St. Luke's School, he received a scholarship to study at St. James, a boarding school in Berlin, Connecticut, but two and a half years later, he returned to New York, resulting from his mother's ill health, and studied at Cardinal Hayes High School. He began his bachelor degree at the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University, where he met the Idente Missionaries of Christ the Redeemer, a religious institute, now of Pontifical Right, in which he professed vows in 1974.
With a view toward his eventual ordination as a priest, he was transferred by his superiors to Washington, D.C., where he completed his bachelor's and master's degrees with a major in philosophy at the famed School of Philosophy of The Catholic University of America. Then, while teaching English grammar and composition at the Multicultural High School in Washington, he completed the coursework for a doctorate in philosophy at The American University, but, transferred to Philadelphia, he wrote his dissertation in this city on the contemporary German philosopher Jürgen Habermas. He then taught philosophy at Hahnemann University, the Community College of Philadelphia and Villanova University.
In 1993, upon the request of his superiors, that he finish his theological studies for priestly ordination, he returned to the nation's capital to complete a Master of Divinity degree at Oblate College, where he also taught philosophy, in addition to teaching at the University of the District of Columbia.
On May 13, 1995, on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima and of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, he was ordained to the priesthood by John Cardinal O'Connor. He served as parochial vicar at Santa Maria Parish, while teaching philosophy, first, at Fordham University and, then, at St. John's. His superiors transferred him in September 2000 to India (Cochin, Kerala), with the mission to establish its first residence for the men's branch there. While in India he taught philosophy at Sacred Heart Philosophical College (Aluva, Kerala). In February 2007, his superiors asked him to serve as pastor of the Parish of Our Lady of Solace--St. Dominic. In September 2007 he returned to St. John's University, where he serves as adjunct associate professor of philosophy, currently teaching metaphysics.
His specializations are in the field of metaphysics, philosophical anthropology and ethics. In addition to publishing a number of articles, and co-editing two volumes titled The Humanization of Social Life (2004), his first book is titled The Emancipative Theory of Jürgen Habermas and Metaphysics (1991).
"My life has been an adventurous dream of celestial origin that, notwithstanding what appears to me as my almost constitutive ineptitude, divine grace has and continues to realize for the greater glory of my heavenly Father, the first and last reason of my existence. I live in a filial state of ineffable gratitude as a son before my eternal Father, as a brother before my Divine Brother, and as a friend before the Holy Spirit, and this in tender union with Mary and Joseph, as well as with the Holy Father, today Benedict XVI, and the Father Founder of the Idente Missionaries, Fernando Rielo, from whom I have learned the sweetness of the 'pain of love.'"
With a view toward his eventual ordination as a priest, he was transferred by his superiors to Washington, D.C., where he completed his bachelor's and master's degrees with a major in philosophy at the famed School of Philosophy of The Catholic University of America. Then, while teaching English grammar and composition at the Multicultural High School in Washington, he completed the coursework for a doctorate in philosophy at The American University, but, transferred to Philadelphia, he wrote his dissertation in this city on the contemporary German philosopher Jürgen Habermas. He then taught philosophy at Hahnemann University, the Community College of Philadelphia and Villanova University.
In 1993, upon the request of his superiors, that he finish his theological studies for priestly ordination, he returned to the nation's capital to complete a Master of Divinity degree at Oblate College, where he also taught philosophy, in addition to teaching at the University of the District of Columbia.
On May 13, 1995, on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima and of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, he was ordained to the priesthood by John Cardinal O'Connor. He served as parochial vicar at Santa Maria Parish, while teaching philosophy, first, at Fordham University and, then, at St. John's. His superiors transferred him in September 2000 to India (Cochin, Kerala), with the mission to establish its first residence for the men's branch there. While in India he taught philosophy at Sacred Heart Philosophical College (Aluva, Kerala). In February 2007, his superiors asked him to serve as pastor of the Parish of Our Lady of Solace--St. Dominic. In September 2007 he returned to St. John's University, where he serves as adjunct associate professor of philosophy, currently teaching metaphysics.
His specializations are in the field of metaphysics, philosophical anthropology and ethics. In addition to publishing a number of articles, and co-editing two volumes titled The Humanization of Social Life (2004), his first book is titled The Emancipative Theory of Jürgen Habermas and Metaphysics (1991).
"My life has been an adventurous dream of celestial origin that, notwithstanding what appears to me as my almost constitutive ineptitude, divine grace has and continues to realize for the greater glory of my heavenly Father, the first and last reason of my existence. I live in a filial state of ineffable gratitude as a son before my eternal Father, as a brother before my Divine Brother, and as a friend before the Holy Spirit, and this in tender union with Mary and Joseph, as well as with the Holy Father, today Benedict XVI, and the Father Founder of the Idente Missionaries, Fernando Rielo, from whom I have learned the sweetness of the 'pain of love.'"
Parochial Vicar
Fr. FRANCISCO SANCHEZ RAMOS, M.ID
He was born on August 30, 1948 at Ceuta (Spain). He studied pedagogy at the Department of Education in Ceuta (1965-1968). After his military service at Aaiun (Africa), he studied Fine Arts in Barcelona (Spain). Then in 1977 in Cadiz (Spain), he met the Founder of Idente Missionaries, Fernando Rielo Pardal, and professed vows as a member of Idente Missionaries in Ceuta, where, in addition, started studying philosophy at the National University Distance Education (UNED). He worked as a certified teacher in various locations: Ceuta, Granada, Bilbao and Madrid. In 1980 he was transferred to Caracas (Venezuela), where he completed his Bachelor of Philosophy at the Central University of Venezuela and worked at the same time as a teacher in different Schools. In 1991 he was moved to Medellin (Colombia), where he completed the Master of Philosophy degree at the famed Bolivariana Pontifical University. Later he started his studies in Theology at the same university. In 1994 he completed his studies as a teacher of Spanish to Foreigners at the University of Salamanca, prior to working as a Spanish professor at the Shanghai International Studies University in Shanghai (China). In 1998 he was transferred as a Foreign Language professor to Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand. In 2000 he moved to the USA to complete his Theological Studies at the Saint Joseph’s Seminary. At the time he was helping as an auxiliary professor for the University of Loja in its New York center. He was ordained a Deacon at Santa Maria Parish (Bronx), and ordained a priest by Cardinal Eagan at Saint Patrick on May 15, 2004. Afterwards he was transferred to Manila serving there as a missionary priest. In 2008 he moved to Kerala (India) serving as a formator for young men aspiring to be Idente Missionaries, while teaching Spanish at the Language School of Naipunnya International. In 2011 he moved to Chiang Mai (Thailand) serving as a priest missionary till 2018, when he returned to Santa Maria Parish, where he resides now serving as Parochial Vicar for the Glory of God.
He was born on August 30, 1948 at Ceuta (Spain). He studied pedagogy at the Department of Education in Ceuta (1965-1968). After his military service at Aaiun (Africa), he studied Fine Arts in Barcelona (Spain). Then in 1977 in Cadiz (Spain), he met the Founder of Idente Missionaries, Fernando Rielo Pardal, and professed vows as a member of Idente Missionaries in Ceuta, where, in addition, started studying philosophy at the National University Distance Education (UNED). He worked as a certified teacher in various locations: Ceuta, Granada, Bilbao and Madrid. In 1980 he was transferred to Caracas (Venezuela), where he completed his Bachelor of Philosophy at the Central University of Venezuela and worked at the same time as a teacher in different Schools. In 1991 he was moved to Medellin (Colombia), where he completed the Master of Philosophy degree at the famed Bolivariana Pontifical University. Later he started his studies in Theology at the same university. In 1994 he completed his studies as a teacher of Spanish to Foreigners at the University of Salamanca, prior to working as a Spanish professor at the Shanghai International Studies University in Shanghai (China). In 1998 he was transferred as a Foreign Language professor to Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand. In 2000 he moved to the USA to complete his Theological Studies at the Saint Joseph’s Seminary. At the time he was helping as an auxiliary professor for the University of Loja in its New York center. He was ordained a Deacon at Santa Maria Parish (Bronx), and ordained a priest by Cardinal Eagan at Saint Patrick on May 15, 2004. Afterwards he was transferred to Manila serving there as a missionary priest. In 2008 he moved to Kerala (India) serving as a formator for young men aspiring to be Idente Missionaries, while teaching Spanish at the Language School of Naipunnya International. In 2011 he moved to Chiang Mai (Thailand) serving as a priest missionary till 2018, when he returned to Santa Maria Parish, where he resides now serving as Parochial Vicar for the Glory of God.
Associate Pastor
Rev.Fr. Dickson Saviour is the associate pastor in the parish of Santa Maria. He is from the diocese of Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu, India. He was ordained for the diocese of Thoothukudi in the year 2005. Serving in his diocese as an associate pastor and Pastor for 12 years now he is here in the US for his pastoral exposure and to experience the challenges in other parts of the world. Having the degree of Masters in Christian Studies, English, General Psychology and Indian Constitutional Law he is interested in Youth program, Family and Counseling. He is serving here in this parish from 2017.
