Clifton Mastran

My life before the seminary:

I grew up in Florida with my parents and younger brother and attended college at the University of Florida. After graduation, I moved to Rhode Island to begin an 18-year professional career in the Department of Defense. After 7 years in Rhode Island, I transitioned to D.C. and lived here for 11 years before entering the seminary. It has been an interesting road travelled so far, and I am so grateful for God’s calling me to the priesthood!

What convinced me to enter the seminary:

The call from our Lord! God had been working on me for a number of years, and when the time was right, the doors were finally opened! I am so grateful to have been given this vocation from Jesus, and I have never been more happy or excited in my entire life. Oh thank you for this wonderful blessing, Lord!

Other interests include:

I enjoy living a healthy lifestyle and expanding my mind through culture and the arts.