John Waiss:
CLASS OF 1976
Newport High SchoolClass of 1976
Bellevue, WA
Stanford University - EngineeringClass of 1982
Stanford, CA
University of Notre DameClass of 1979
Notre dame, IN
John's Story
Life
Graduated from Notre Dame with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (1979); from
Stanford with M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (1981). Did Seminary Studies in Roman College of the Holy Cross (1983-86), doing doctoral thesis in Christian philosophy: "The Object of the Intellect in Thomas Aquinas."
Ordained a Catholic priest on August 15, 1987 for Opus Dei.
Work as an engineer for Teletype Corp. in Chicago (1979-81); as
technical support for Boeing Computer Services in Sunnyvale (1982-83); software developer for Software and Structural Design, Sunnyvale (1983).
Work as a Catholic priest includes assistant chaplain at the grammar school/high school: Gaztelueta, in Spain, (1987); chaplain of Westwood Study Center which has after school and summer programs for junior high and high school boys (1988-92).
Chaplain for study centers for university student, in Menlo Park (1992-93), San Francisco (1994), and Berke...Expand for more
ley (1993 to 1997); chaplain for Westfield Residence for women and Tilden Study Center for men (1997-2005); Montevista Study Center in San Antonio (2005-2007).
I'm currently at Overlook Center in New Rochelle, NY.
Duties as chaplain consist in helping young adults to deepen their life of prayer, to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, to grow in their understanding of scripture and the teachings of the Catholic Church, and to feel a greater responsibility for spreading the Gospel and witnessing to their family, friends, and colleagues at work. I do this principally through one on one counselling, sacramental confession, small group classes and conferences.
Four books:
"Born to Love"
"Message of Hope"
"Couples In Love: Straight Talk on Dating, Respect, Commitment, Marriage, and Sexuality"
"Letters Between a Catholic and Evangelical: From Debate to Dialogue."
jrw AT johnrwaiss DOT com
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