Ed Shea, OFM

Fr. Ed is a Franciscan Friar who graduated from CTU back in 1987. He has been back at CTU for a couple of stints as Formation Director in the past 23 years, which is also his current role now with the Friars from three different provinces and (even one from Croatia!).

"I am the third of 8 children from an awesome Irish-Italian Catholic family, and I am crazy about my 19 nephews and nieces," he says. Ed is also an avid Notre Dame fan (class of 1978) and even played trumpet in the ND Band back in the day.

Since his ordination in 1987 he has had a wide variety of experiences and has worked for 15 years as a Pastor in three different Churches. He loves to sing and tell stories, more than anything I simply delight in celebrating the sacraments of the Church.

Ed believes that "as a true follower of St. Francis, it is my mission in life to find reasons to rejoice in the goodness of God’s presence in our world."