Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR, is from Barto, PA. He graduated from Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA in 2002 where he studied Philosophy and professional writing. In September of 2002 he entered the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR) and was ordained a priest in 2011 by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in St. Patricks’ Cathedral in New York City. In 2014 he completed studies in spiritual direction at Our Lady of Divine Providence School of spiritual direction in Clearwater, FL. Throughout his time as a Franciscan, he has participated in his community’s charism of hands-on work with the poor and preaching. He lived for three years as a hermit at the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, NY and now currently lives in San Juan Diego Friary in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he preaches retreats, is a spiritual director and conducts parish missions on either the spiritual life or Mary.
He is author of
Amid Passing Things: Life, Prayer, and Relationship with God,
Mary and the Interior Life, and
Let Him Lead: An Invitation to Let Jesus Guide Your Heart and Your Life (2025). For more information, visit his website at:
fatherjeremiah.com and follow him on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/father_jeremiah/</a.
