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From Disneyland to the Altar: A Priest's Unlikely Path to Ordination – Dan Russo – 07/07/2026
A Winding Road to the Priesthood Catholic Messenger editor Dan Russo joins Bo Bonner to share the story of Father Alfonso Pizano Jr., who was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Davenport on June 6 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Ordained at age 47, Pizano is a native of Bell Gardens, California, and a self-described "late bloomer" whose path to the altar wound through teaching, the Jesuits, and years of discernment before he found his home in the Davenport Diocese.
From Disneyland to Discernment Russo describes how Pizano worked in retail at Disneyland before becoming a high school…
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