sparks of GRACE Volume II: Stories, Essays and Reflections That Touch the Heart and Soul

JUAN P. AQUINO, a Permanent Deacon of the Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of San Jose, California, was ordained in 2012. He was a parish deacon at Most Holy Trinity Church in San Jose and St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Morgan Hill. A Past Grand Knight, a Founding Member of Pope St. John Paul II Assembly, and an Honorary Member For Life of the Knights of Columbus in Morgan Hill, California, he is also a trained Stephen Leader of Stephen Ministries and a graduate of the Institute of Leadership In Ministry of the Diocese of San Jose. He holds a Master's in Pastoral Ministries from Santa Clara University in California. A retired accountant, he lives in the Central Valley with his wife, Lita. They have three children: Jonas Victor, Maria Lizette, and Jimmy John. Aquino's personal interests include cooking, gardening, golf, music, travel, and spending time with his wife.