Vocation Stories

Fr. Sergio Lisama, S.A.C. I am a native of Chile and I spent some time with the Sacred Heart Brothers in my native land. I was a teacher in a High School there as well as being Principal.

I left Chile to be with many of my family who were moving to the States. I left the Sacred Heart Community at that time as well but the desire for religious life did not disappear. In fact there was another desire that surfaced too. I felt called to Priesthood now after having spent some years teaching Spanish in the New York public School system.

I answered an invitation to come to Milwaukee with the Pallottines. I spent some time as a postulant in Milwaukee taking studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology and completed 2 years of Novitiate and then studied Theology at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

I celebrated my Final Consecration in August, 2005. On January 22, 2006, the feast of St. Vincent Pallotti I was ordained a Deacon. I was ordained to the Priesthood on May 27th by Archbishop Dolan at St. Vincent Pallotti Parish in Milwaukee, where I will continue to serve as Associate Pastor at least for the next year. I am grateful to all those who have helped me to come to this point in my life and I pray that I can serve Jesus in the role of Priest for many years to come.