Provincial Quester
Fr. David Songy

Fr. David has served the Church in a wide variety of roles. For nine years he was President of Saint Luke Institute and is currently the Director of Ongoing Formation for the Province of St. Conrad, in addition to his role as Provincial Quester. He was the spiritual director and prefect of studies at Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary in Denver, Colorado. Fr. David has held a variety of leadership and teaching roles such as Director of Counseling Services at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and professor of pastoral and spiritual theology at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, CO. Fr. David holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Denver and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality of the Teresianum in Rome. He speaks Italian, Spanish and Tok Pisin, the language of Papua New Guinea and is an international speaker on topics such as priestly spirituality, formation in priestly celibacy and the integration of psychological and spiritual treatment.