Spiritual Advisors

REV. TRUC NGUYEN

Fr. Truc was originally from Saigon, Vietnam. After the end of the Vietnam, he escaped to the United States in 1975 with his family and finally settled in Orange County. He has a BS in Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona. But it wasn't until 8 years later that he answered his calling to be a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
During his academic and formation years at the St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, he graduated with a BA in Philosophy and a MA in theology. He was ordained in 2000. He holds a Master's Degree in Canon Law and Pontifical Licentiate degree. He is the current Pastor for St. Maria Goretti in Long Beach, CA.

Fr. Paul H. Vu is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Orange, CA. He grew up in Garden Grove with his parents and three younger siblings. As a seminarian, Fr. Paul studied Philosophy, Religion and Literature at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon.
Afterwards, he studied Theology in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University while continuing his formation to the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College. Ordained a Priest in 2012, Fr. Paul continued his studies in Canon Law, where he earned his doctoral degree (J.C.D). Fr. Paul worked for several years at the Vatican in Rome in the dicastery of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.
Since then, he has served in a number of different parishes in the Diocese of Orange and is still presently involved in many prayer groups, movements and lay associations. He has also spent time at the local diocesan office of Canonical Services where he worked on marriage nullity cases.
When not working, Fr. Paul enjoys traveling around Europe and has been on numerous pilgrimage tours. In addition, he likes to read, cook, teach and participate in many different outdoor activities. You can find Fr. Paul on his YouTube channel at: "Fr. Paul Vu", where he discusses a variety of topics on faith and theology.

Fr. Dennis’ family was originally from the Czech Republic, previously Czechoslovakia. His Mom’s family immigrated to the United States in the late 1940’s, with his father following later in the late 1950, finally settling in Chicago. He has a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California. It was while doing his doctorate that he got involved with the USC Catholic Center and decided to enter the seminary with the Servites.
Father Dennis did his postulancy year with the Servites at the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley, CA. , continuing his studies at the Servite’s International College of Sant’ Alessio at the Marianum in Rome. He is currently the Pastor for St. Philip Benizi in Fullerton, CA.
Following in the footsteps of his outspoken and anti-communist family, he comes from a long line of religious agitators. Currently, he is a very strong voice of the homeless in Orange County and is a member of Housing is a Human Right OC — a group that promotes supportive, affordable and permanent housing for homeless individuals.