Father Joseph Illo: Recovering the Ancient Liturgy in San Francisco
Father Joseph Illo gave a hope-filled talk on what can be accomplished with patience, catechesis, and hard work in “Recovering the Ancient Liturgy in San Francisco.” Father Joseph Illo graduated B.A. in philosophy from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (the Angelicum) in Rome. He studied at St. Joseph’s Seminary, New York and was ordained in 1991 for the Diocese of Stockton. He has been pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Modesto, chaplain at Thomas Aquinas College and is currently pastor of Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco.

The 2018 conference featured outstanding talks by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Fr. Brian Harrison, Father Joseph Illo and Christopher A. Ferrara, and Q&A and Bishop's Sunday homily.