Fr. Ronald grew up in southeast Michigan until his family moved to Dallas just before graduating from
The Highlands high school in Irving. He did one year of Regnum Christi Mission Corps in Mexico before joining the Legionaries of Christ. He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on December 15, 2012. For the past eight years he has worked with families and boys as rector and then as the director of admissions at
Sacred Heart Apostolic School. He is an athlete and fisherman who has as his personal motto: “Jesus Christ is everything!”
On December 15, 2021, Fr. Ronald posted above picture and said: "9 years ago today I was ordained a Priest in the Legionaries of Christ! This picture is my family with me after my very first Mass. Thank you Jesus for calling me to be a Priest!"