Paulist Fr. Frank Desiderio served as vice president of the Paulist Fathers from June, 2022, to August, 2023.
From 2014 to 2022, he was first consultor, or chief advisor, to the president of the Paulist Fathers.
A native of the Washington, D.C.-area, he attended the University of Maryland at College Park.
Fr. Frank made his first promises to the Paulist community on August 12, 1978.
He was ordained a priest on May 22, 1982.
Fr. Frank previously served as director of the Paulist Associates; director of the Paulist Center in Boston; president of Paulist Productions; and our community's director of formation.
During his tenure at Paulist Productions, he was a producer of the 2004 television film "Judas" and the 2009 documentary "The Big Question: A Film About Forgiveness."
Fr. Frank is author of the Paulist Press book "Can You Let Go of a Grudge?".
In 2017, he composed "A Prayer for Troubled Times" and "A Prayer for the Presidential Inauguration."
To learn more about Fr. Frank, you may follow him on Facebook or visit his Pinterest board.
Experience Fr. Frank's weekly poems on the scripture readings at Facebook and YouTube.
Fr. Frank lives at the Paulist Fathers Motherhouse in New York City.
You can write to him at: Fr. Frank Desiderio, C.S.P., 415 West 59th St., New York, NY 10019.
In March, 2023, Fr. Frank was a guest on the DeaconsPod podcast. He discussed letting go of grudges, extending mercy, and how exploring mysticism might help Catholics who are struggling with the Church.
You can also listen to this interview on Storycorps.
Fr. Frank shares his vocation story: