St. Mary Magdalene Staff

I am the oldest of three children. My sister, Michelle, lives in Tempe and my brother, Nicholas, currently attends Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY studying to be an engineer, though in his words, he's studying to become Iron Man. My family came to Arizona in 1997 after moving from San Jose California to Tucson. I graduated from the University of Arizona (Bear Down and go Wildcats!) in 2007. After graduating from the UofA, I entered the seminary and attended the Pontifical College Josephinum where I graduated in May of 2013. I was ordained a priest on June 1, 2013 and served as priest in residence at St. Mary Magdalene and Chaplain and Theology teacher at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School from July 2013 until April 2018. I was assigned as Parochial Administrator at St. Mary Magdalene in April 2018. God Bless you and thank you for your prayers!

I was born in phoenix and went to Catholic school my entire life until I attended ASU, where I spent a lot of my time at the Newman Center. Before meeting my wife, Heidi, I was a seminarian for the Redemptorist order, She and I have been blessed with 8 children. I was ordained a deacon in November of 1996 and have been at St. Mary Magdalene since 2010.

I was baptized in the Episcopal church and at age 12 confirmed. I served as an altar boy and was active in my parish contemplating a vocation to the priesthood. I attended a local college to become a secondary school teacher of Earth Science and Geography. I met a young art teacher in my building and on June 12, 1971, she became my bride of now 51 years. We began our family and were blessed with three children; Jennifer Ann, our oldest, Christina Jo, and lastly Andrew Richard, who passed away at the age of 42. In 1977 I returned to graduate school at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh While at Duquesne I was also accepted into the Catholic Faith and became active in our parish community serving as a catechist and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion. In 1997 and moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida where I became active in our parish as a lector, extraordinary minister of Holy Communion and Director of Religious Education. The Diocese of Palm Beach instituted a permanent diaconate program in 2002 and began formation leading to my ordination in September 2006. I began a ministry to a nearby Florida State Prison with my wife as well as parish duties such as: directing the RCIA program, assisting with our high school youth program, conducting baptismal preparation, training extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion for my parish and the diocese, and teaching adult religion courses for the diocese.

I was born and raised in the great state of Texas. I have lived in Arizona for the past 17 yrs. My family and I have been members of the parish for 10 years. I have been married for 20 years to my husband, Rick, and we have three children, Matthew, Luke and John. I am bilingual (English and Spanish) and if the need arises, I am here to help. I have been volunteering with Saint Mary Magdalene in several capacities over the extent of our time with the parish. I am now the Assistant Director of Children’s Religious Education and it has been a pleasure to get to know and work with the wonderful families that make this their parish. In my role, I, help to coordinate volunteer catechists, register new students into our program and help families through the process of receiving the Sacraments of Initiation.

Please contact me during the month of July if you would like to register your child for Religious Education or anytime if you have a question about your student already in our program. mary@smarymag.org (480) 279-6737 ext 211

Hello, my name is Jesus Abraham Davalos, but I go by Abraham. As of writing this, I am 28 years old. I used to serve as the youth minister at Blessed Sacrament in Tolleson for four years, and I spent an additional four years in discernment and prayer as a seminarian for the Diocese of Phoenix. I attended St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver, Colorado, where I earned an undergraduate degree in Catholic philosophy and completed some graduate courses in Sacred Theology. With the help of my spiritual director and formation team I recognized that God is calling towards another vocation. I feel very welcomed here at St. Mary Magdalene, and I'm excited about the opportunity to lead teens closer to Christ and his Church.

I have been happily married since 1986 to my husband, Tim. We have been very blessed with nine children and have welcomed in-laws and a few grand kids to the mix as well.

I am honored to help you in your journey here at the parish. Contact me if you need to make an appointment with a priest, need to register for a baptism, or if I can help you with funeral planning.

I am originally from Southern California, relocating to Arizona in 2020 with my husband and three children to be closer to extended family. I am happy to be at St. Mary Magdalene and enjoy assisting parishioners by directing calls, scheduling Special Intention and In Remembrance Masses, and answering general questions about our parish.