Vibe Check With Mopi

In this podcast I talk to the energetic Fr Pete about the pandemic, factors that motivated him to join the priesthood, how it feels like to be on the jumbotron every home game, and much more! Rev. Peter McCormick, C.S.C., serves as the Director of Campus Ministry at the University of Notre Dame. In this role, within the Division of Student Affairs, Father McCormick oversees a staff of some 40 clerical, religious and lay ministers tending to the spiritual needs of all Notre Dame students. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Father McCormick entered Moreau Seminary following his graduation from Grand Valley State University in 2000. Two years later professed his first vows in the Congregation of Holy Cross. While in the seminary, Father McCormick worked at St. John Vianney Parish in Goodyear, Arizona, directing its Confirmation program, teaching mathematics in the parish school and coaching 5th and 6th grade basketball. Returning to Notre Dame, he earned a Masters of Divinity in 2006 and was ordained a Holy Cross priest the following year. From 2007 to 2013 Father McCormick served as rector of Notre Dame's Keough Hall. Following his time as rector, Father McCormick pursued his Executive M.B.A. from Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, completing the degree in 2015. In addition to his current role in Campus Ministry, Father McCormick serves as chaplain to the Notre Dame Men's Basketball team.