Originally from Las Vegas, Jessica has lived in Houston since 2010 and has been married to her husband Alan for 16 years. She converted to the Catholic faith at the Easter vigil 16 years ago. They are blessed with 5 beautiful children here on earth ranging in age from newborn to 11 years old. Jessica has been a SJV parishioner and St Monica’s member since 2020. She has also served our group as hospitality chair and  treasurer. While currently on maternity leave, also works outside of the home for Shell in finance.

Mallory Miller has been married to her husband Andrew for 12 years, and they have four kids from ages 3-11. She spent 10 years serving in the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer, including two deployments to the waters of the Middle East on a guided missile destroyer, and two tours in Washington, DC.  She has a Civil Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University. Mallory is a cradle Catholic, and had a powerful experience of the Love of Christ during Eucharistic Adoration while in high school, that changed her life forever.  She spent many years discerning a religious vocation before meeting her husband.  She and Andrew have been parishioners at SJV for 8 years, where she has been involved in St. Anne’s, St. Monica’s, Cana, ACTS, and supporting the Parish Life Office.

I hope you enjoy the podcast. 

St. Monica, Pray for us!

I hope you enjoy the podcast. 

St. Monica, Pray for us!

Dedicated to providing holistic, comprehensive, and restorative services for women from adolescence through menopause, Dr. Weaver is a member of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group Caritas Women's Care in Sugar Land.  As one of only a handful of fellowship-trained NaProTECHNOLOGY surgeons in the United States, Dr. Weaver uses this technology to address and treat a full range of gynecologic health concerns.

Courtney received her undergraduate in economics from the University of North Texas and graduated cum laude. From there, she received her J.D. from South Texas College of Law, where she also graduated with honors.

In her spare time, you’ll find Courtney spending time with her family. She also enjoys the great outdoors and exercising.  Courtney lives in the Energy Corridor with her 3 children that attend St. John Paul II. Courtney is also a parishioner here at St. John Vianney.

Arland earned a B.A. in philosophy from Texas A&M, an M.Div. in Theology from University of St. Thomas, and pursued doctoral studies in bioethics at Regina Apostolorum in Rome. With the generous support of his wife, Cindy, and their eleven children—including one due in October—Arland is blessed to lead the St. John Paul II Foundation as it serves, educates, and supports medical professionals, married couples, and clergy.

Wendy is a cradle Catholic who lost her way early in her college journey. After a crisis pregnancy at age 20, she married her then-agnostic boyfriend in the Church. Lee converted to the Faith seven years later. She has been a parishioner at SJV for 16 years, serving as Cana Co-Facilitator, CCE teacher, ACTS team member, and SAS and SMS board member. In 2023, Wendy made her temporary promises as a member of the Lay Dominican chapter here in Houston.

In 1991, he entered the Novitiate of the Legionaries of Christ in Dublin, Ireland and began his formative path in preparation for the priesthood. After two years of Novitiate in Ireland, his vocational studies took him to Salamanca, Spain, Rome, France, and Mexico City. He eventually returned to Italy and on December 24th 2002, he was ordained to the priesthood at the Legionary Seminary in Rome. Since then, Fr. Eamonn has had various assignments, but in 2010, he arrived in Texas as Director of Formation of the Regnum Christi Highlands Boys School in Dallas, Texas, and in 2012, moved to Houston as chaplain to Regnum Christi Men’s and Women’s sections. In 2016 he became the Houston locality Regnum Christi Director and remained in this role until 2022. During that time he earned a Master’s Degree in Theology on Church History from Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cornwall, Connecticut.

Currently, he serves as chaplain to the Women’s and Men’s Sections of the Regnum Christi Houston Locality. He also serves as chaplain to St. John Paul II Catholic School in Houston.

I hope you enjoy the podcast.

Let’s open in prayer, Dearest St. Monica, You loved your family dearly and desired nothing more than to see them safely in the arms of our Heavenly Father. Pray for each of us, that we may imitate your faith, hope, perseverance, and total reliance on God in our marriages, our motherhood, and throughout our lives. St. Monica, pray for us! Amen

I hope you enjoy the podcast. St. Monica, pray for us!