Fr. Nathan Davis

Father Nathan Davis is the parochial administrator of St. Alban's Catholic Church. Here is Fr. Davis in his own words:

I was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where I lived for the first three years of my life. Then our family moved around, and I grew up in both Michigan and Florida. I am the oldest of three children, having a younger brother and sister.

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from Villanova University.  I worked as a Computer Engineer with the Department of Defense for thirteen years.  Before that, I served in the U.S. Army for four years at Fort Lewis, WA.  I have lived and traveled all over the United States and my hobbies are birdwatching, hiking, and reading.  My favorite sports to watch are hockey and rugby.  I was baptized and raised in the Episcopal Church but I became Catholic in 2012. Being received into full communion with the Catholic Church through the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter was one of the greatest days of my life and it led to my hearing the call to the Priesthood.

My seminary formation began in 2014 at Mount St Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. After two years there, studying Philosophy, I transferred to St. Mary's Seminary in Houston, TX, where I studied theology for four years. I was ordained to the order of Deacon by Bishop Steven Lopes on May 16, 2019. On June 29, 2020, I was ordained to the order of Priest by Bishop Lopes, and became parochial administrator of St. Alban's on July 1, 2020.

I love being a priest because I am able to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass every day. It is such a beautiful Sacrament and one that connects earth and heaven in a profound way.

My favorite saint is Saint John Henry Newman because he was a convert to Catholicism from the Anglican Church just like I am.  I love his sermons, meditations, Stations of the Cross, and hymns.  One of my favorite quotes of his is, “To be deep in history, is to cease to be Protestant.”