Paulist Fathers Announce New Presidential Board

March 9, 2022

We are pleased to introduce our next presidential board.

The presidential board handles the day-to-day administration and leadership of our missionary society on the national level, and implements our collective vision for the future.

The three members of this new collaborative leadership team will be: Paulist Fr. René Constanza as President; Paulist Fr. Frank Desiderio as Vice President; and Paulist Fr. Dave Dwyer as First Consultor.

They will take office on June 7.

Fr. René’s election was announced January 31.

Fr. Frank, our next Vice President, has served as our First Consultor for the past eight years.

He previously served as president of Paulist Productions; director of the Paulist Center in Boston, and as director of formation at our seminary in Washington, D.C.

Fr. Dave, our next First Consultor, has served since 2004 as executive director of our media ministry Busted Halo.

Fr. Dave also hosts “The Busted Halo Show” weeknights on The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM Radio, which he will continue to do.

Please pray that the Holy Spirit will inspire and guide Fr. René, Fr. Frank and Fr. Dave as they begin their new roles!