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Hansel Tomaneng

Hansel Tomaneng

Special Assignment

 

Home Parish:

St. Augustine

South San Francisco

 

 

 

Personal Background

What town (and state if not CA)did you grow up in?

Daly City, CA

 

Do you have any brothers and sisters?

1 younger brother

 

 What is your favorite book?

A Separate Peace

 

What is your favorite movie?

Top Gun

 

What is your favorite band?

UCLA Marching Band

 

What is your favorite sports team?

Baseball


Educational Background

What high school did you attend?

Saint Ignatius College Preparatory

 

What year did you graduate from high school?

1988

 

What sports did you play?

Football and Wrestling

 

What co-curricular activities were involved in?

Band, Student Council, Youth Ministry

 

What college did you go to?

UCLA

 

What year did you graduate from college?

1993

 

What did you major in?

 Sociology( Social stratification, race and ethnicity)

 

Did you play any sports in college?

Intramural Softball


Religious Background

How do you most like to pray?

In silence before the Blessed Sacrament

 

How did you know God was calling you to the priesthood?

I enjoy people sharing their lives and listening to them. I felt I could aid them in their faith development.

 

Were you ever an altarboy?

No.

 

Who did you talk to about your calling?

parents, priests, relatives, and friends

 

What was your parents reaction?

positive and encouraging

 

What was your friends reaction?

positive and a little bit skeptical

 

Who was the priest(s) that influenced your vocation?

Fr. Bill Ryan, SJ

 

How familiar were you with seminary before applying?

it was a place for parish picnics

 

What do you like about the seminary the most?

the support of fellow seminarians

 

Favorite saint?

Saint Mary Magdalene

 

 

My Story

I have heard God calling as a young boy. As I look at the events of my life in the past, there is  a thread that mends all of these experiences that lead me to believe that I am called to partake in proclaiming the authentic saving reality of the Gospel message.