Paulist Fr. James DiLuzio leads the Paulist Fathers' ecumenical and interfaith efforts.
Fr. James is an ordained Roman Catholic priest, fully professed member of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle since 1993.
He has served as an associate pastor in parishes in Los Angeles and Minneapolis-Saint Paul.
Since 2004, he has worked primarily as a Paulist Missionary, visiting Catholic parishes in the USA– some in sister relationships with local Episcopal and Methodist churches – a week at a time, offering missions and retreats on a variety of topics: The Gospel of Luke, Resurrection Faith (and What It Means to Us on a Daily Basis), and the Story of Saint Paul the Apostle.
Throughout his missionary years, Fr. DiLuzio has painstakingly infused all his presentations with the Paulist Fathers’ charism of respect for peoples of all faith traditions (and those with a secular outlook) in this great American experiment. With religious pluralism present among family members, friends, and co-workers in this 21st century, he continually encourages his retreat recipients to engage in interreligious dialogue, offering tools for respectful listening and appreciation of similarities and differences.
He is currently a member of the Board for Religions for Peace, USA and a member of the Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers (CADEIO).
Before his ordination in 1993, Fr. DiLuzio earned a B.A in English and Education from Montclair State University, New Jersey, an M.A. in drama from the University of Southern California, followed by several years working as a teacher, actor, and director. As a Paulist, he completed a Master of Divinity at Catholic University, Washington DC. In 1992 and subsequently served a year as a Deacon at Old Saint Mary’s Church in San Francisco, CA.
Fr. James is based at our motherhouse in New York City.
He can be reached at (212) 265-3209, ext. 253, or [email protected].
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In March 2022, Fr. James spoke with Mike Hayes for our Five Questions series.
In 2018, Fr. James celebrates the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. In these videos created to celebrate the anniversary, he reflects on his vocation story: