Greater Things with J.D. McQueen and Fr. Barry Cuba
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J.D. McQueen
J.D. McQueen has hosted 17 episodes.
As Director of Liturgy, J.D. McQueen, II, oversees the planning and celebration of the worship at [St. Theresa Catholic Church](st-theresa.org), which includes coordinating with clergy, church and school staff, and ministry leaders; scheduling and forming volunteers; and managing the vessels, vestments, and other elements necessary for parish liturgies.
J.D. is a cradle Episcopalian and grew up (almost literally) at the cathedral in Peoria, IL, where his father served as the organist and choirmaster. He studied music at Eureka College, and, after discerning a call to the priesthood, earned a Master's of Divinity at Nashotah House Theological Seminary near Milwaukee, WI. Following his ordination, he served as assistant pastor and then pastor of Our Lady of Grace Episcopal Church in Sheboygan, WI (2008-2012) and pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church in San Diego (2012-2017). While in San Diego, J.D. was drawn to the Catholic Church and was received into full communion at St. Theresa Catholic Church in 2017. He is married with children.
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Fr. Barry Cuba
Fr. Barry Cuba has hosted 17 episodes.
Fr. Barry Cuba joined [St. Theresa Catholic Church](st-theresa.org) in July 2022 as parochial vicar, also known as assistant pastor. He was born in Austin, Texas and attended James Bowie High School. While in high school he worked at H.E.B. Grocery and couldn't get the priesthood out of his mind. “The idea of being a priest was a gentle tug at my heart that wouldn't go away,” he said. So, after high school, he entered Holy Trinity Seminary and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Dallas followed by graduate studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Houston and the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was ordained a priest on June 8, 2013.
Before ordination as a priest, Fr. Barry served as an officer in the Navy Reserve, where ministry assignments included Naval Station Newport, RI, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, and the VA Medical Center in Houston as a hospital chaplain. As a priest he served at St. Mary's Catholic Center at Texas A&M University, San José in Austin, St. Margaret Mary in Cedar Park, Emmaus in Lakeway, and St. Monica in Cameron, TX.
He says, “My style of ministry is to try to be the best resource as possible for the laity to live out their lives as Christians in a world filled with demands and distractions.”