VERAS, Richard

Fr. Richard VerasFather Richard Veras is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York. He is currently the director of pastoral formation and a faculty member of St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie. From 2008 to 2014, he was pastor of St. Rita’s Church on Staten Island. From 2004 to 2008, he was on the faculty of Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains. He also served at St. Joseph-St. Thomas, Staten Island, 1997-2004, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Bronx, 1996-1997. He was ordained in 1996. 

Fr. Veras is a regular contributor to Magnificat magazine and the author of Jesus of Israel and Wisdom for Everyday Life from the Book of Revelation. (St. Anthony Messenger Press)