Passionist Summer Institute 2026

Fr. Clemente Barrón, CP, is Passionist priest from Holy Cross Province. He has been active especially in Hispanic ministry and evangelization in the United States. He has served at Provincial Consultor for Holy Cross Province as well as General Consultor for the Passionist worldwide. For serval years he served Spanish-speaking ministries in San Antonio, TX, and served on national boards for Hispanic ministries. He is presently local superior for the Mater Dolorosa Passionist Community in Sierra Madre, CA.

Brian Owens, an Iraq War veteran, serves as Board Chair at St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat & Conference Center (Detroit, MI) and is the Principal at St. Anselm School (Dearborn Heights, MI). Brian brings 22 years of experience in education, with a background in both Catholic and public schools. He spent 13 years in the classroom, primarily teaching middle school math and ELA, and has served as an administrator for the past nine years.

A native of Pittsburgh, PA, but raised in Italy, Fr. Enzo Del Brocco, CP, has been a Passionist priest since 1996. He is fluent in six languages and has served in leadership, education, and pastoral outreach in a number of countries, including Italy, Haiti, and the United States. He was elected as the President of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago in 2025. He has a Ph.D. in healthcare ethics. He will lead an institution that trains students from more than 40 countries for leadership in the global Church. 

Passionist Father Bob Joerger served as Director of Saint Gabriel’s Youth Retreat House on Shelter Island, NY, before serving as Provincial Superior of St. Paul of the Cross Province and General Consultor in Rome. He is currently campus minister at Manhattan University founded by the De LaSalle Christian Brothers.

Talib Huff is a retired teacher who has been working with the Passionists in retreat ministry for the last 20 years. He is a member of the retreat preaching team at Christ the King Retreat Center in Citrus Heights, CA, and currently serves on the Provincial Leadership Team as a Lay Councilor.