Ordination Year

Father Issac McCracken is the most recently ordained priest in the Diocese of Fort Worth. In the video above he shares highlights from his priestly ordination Mass and from celebrating his first Mass in May 2025.

Deacon Blake Thompson will be ordained in the spring of 2026. Your donation will help with ordination expenses. Read this article featuring him ‘I have to be Catholic’: How prayer, mentors, love for the Eucharist led Blake Thompson to seminary

Members of the St. John Paul II Shepherd's Guild prayerfully and financially support seminarians throughout their education and including the ordination. Shepherd's Guild members receive reserved seating at all ordinations. Please join us.