Father John Gribowich

John Gribowich is a Catholic priest and religious studies teacher at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School in San Francisco, CA.  He previously taught at Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, PA and played an instrumental role in founding and coordinating the Central City Project, which enabled students to engage in social justice initiatives in the city of Allentown.  John has been active in the Catholic Worker Movement and is the co-owner of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm in Harveys Lake, PA.  He earned his undergraduate degree in history and theology at DeSales University and studied theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA and St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie) in Yonkers, NY.  He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brooklyn, NY in 2015 and has been an adjunct lecturer at DeSales University, Immaculata University, and St. John’s University (Jamaica, NY).  Additionally, John has graduate degrees in art history and library science from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.  He has contributed articles and interviews to Magnificat, The Tablet, America Media, and The National Catholic Reporter.  Along with theology and art history his personal interests include meditation, reading, running, and the music of Bob Dylan.