Fr. Greg comes from a long line of Texans and grew up in Dallas. He graduated with a B.A. in English from Yale (Branford College) in 1984 and, after a year as a lay volunteer in Peru, completed a master’s in journalism at Northwestern. In 1989 he entered the Society of Jesus at Grand Coteau, Louisiana. Jesuit formation took him to New Orleans, Tampa, Rome, and Boston, before his ordination to the priesthood in 1999. An art historian, Fr. Greg earned his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, with a focus on the Italian Renaissance, and has taught at Fordham University in New York and Loyola University New Orleans. An avid reader, he enjoys traveling and cooking.
