From Formation to Mission
Teaching the faith goes beyond preaching. It is shared through relationships and real-life experience. With over 30 years as a priest, Father Steve Giannini carries on this mission by mentoring newly ordained priests and helping them become compassionate leaders in the Church. By working together and offering daily support, he helps form priests who listen, lead, and share God’s love with confidence and care.
For young priests like Father Anthony Armbruster, this mentorship is vital. Seminary provides the basics, but it is in parish life, working with an experienced pastor, that these lessons truly take hold. Your support of the United Catholic Appeal makes this growth possible and helps ensure every parish has priests ready to teach, guide, and inspire the faithful.
Father McCaslin’s journey is just one example of how the United Catholic Appeal walks with our priests through every stage of their lives—beginning in seminary, through active ministry, and into retirement. It is an investment not only in individual vocations but in the spiritual life of our entire Archdiocese.
When you give to the United Catholic Appeal, you ensure that our priests can continue to grow, serve, and be cared for. You make it possible for the Church to form holy leaders, accompany them in their mission, and honor their service with dignity and love.
