Seminary: St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad
Projected ordination year: Priesthood Ordination Summer 2025
Home Parish: Holy Cross Parish, Fort Branch
Parents: Roger and Angela Johnson
Siblings (and their spouses/children): Jamie (older sister) and Jason Baehl, four kids (two boys and two girls)
High School / College (prior to seminary):
Gibson Southern High School in Fort Branch
Ball State University in Muncie (bachelor’s degree in architecture)
Washington University in St. Louis (master’s degree in architecture)
Favorite meal or snack: Sushi
What I do in my “down time:” Hang out with friends, read, play disc golf, pray
Bucket list vacation destination: No idea. Something secluded and in nature (mountains, water and trees), where I can sit on a deck and drink coffee
The priest or deacon who baptized you: Father Bernie Lutz
Your Confirmation Saint: St. Christopher. My grandma gave me a medal of St. Christopher for my First Communion, and he was the only saint I really knew by Confirmation who meant something to me
Favorite Bible verse: Matthew 25:40. Jesus is telling us the importance of the human person. I should have the same reverence for everyone I meet as I do for God.