The Companions of the Cross

The Catholic Charismatic Center of Houston is served by the religious order, the Companions of the Cross. The Companions are based out of Ottawa Ontario, Canada. They serve in Ottawa Ontario, Halifax Nova Scotia, Toronto Ontario, Detroit Michigan and Houston (including Queen of Peace Parish in the Archdiocese of Houston.) They also have a number of priests in "itinerate" ministries.

Learn more about our priests who serve at the Canter by visiting the Companions of the Cross website

www.companionscross.org
Companions of the Cross

We are a Roman Catholic community of priests, committed to living and ministering together as brothers in the Lord.
We are called to the ongoing renewal of the church through a dynamic evangelization in the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit.
We proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, to all we are called to serve, with special attention to parish communities, the poor, youth, and those alienated from the Church.
Fr. Jorge Alvarado CC, Director, was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, the youngest of 4 children, two sisters and a brother. He has served in various roles in the church from a young age and experienced his conversion at age 18. It was through his service with the evangelization team at Catholic Charismatic Center he received his calling to the priesthood.
He was ordained a priest to the order of the Companions of the Cross in 2015 and assigned to Queen of Peace parish in Houston, Texas where he served as Parochial Vicar for 2 years.
Fr Jorge feels particularly called to lead people to an encounter with our risen Lord, in the power of the Holy Spirit, and to empower them so that they can fulfill their mission as baptized.

Fr. Juan Pablo Orozco CC, Associate Director, was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. He was 12 years old when his family moved to Conroe, Texas. At the age of sixteen, he had his first personal encounter with the Lord, and he gave his life to God in a desire to follow Him.
In college, Juan Pablo had fallen away from the faith. After hitting a low point in his life, he received a miraculous healing at a charismatic healing prayer service that led him to serve wholeheartedly in the ministry. It was in serving the Lord, in ministry, where he began to discern his vocation to the priesthood more seriously. Since his conversion experience, he has served in ministry in 9 different countries, written some songs of worship.
He entered the seminary with the Companions of the Cross in 2013 and was ordained to the priesthood on June 25, 2022.

And In Honor of Fr Francis ...

Fr. Francis Frankovich, Director Emeritus (deceased) ordained to the priesthood in May 1968, joined the Companions of the Cross in 1989. In September of 1999, he along with two priests, moved to Houston to assume leadership the Catholic Charismatic Center when Fr. Richard E. Paulissen retired. Fr. Francis Frankovich became the new Director with Fr. Ed Wade and Fr. Sean Wenger as his associates.
In April 2005, Fr Michael Scherrey was appointed director of the Center, followed by Fr Mark Goring in July 2011 and Fr Francis continued on as Associate Director of the Hispanic Ministry. In October 2017, he announced his retirement from full time ministry so to devote his time to teaching and giving counseling to priest and religious.

We are a Roman Catholic community of priests, committed to living and ministering together as brothers in the Lord.

We are called to the ongoing renewal of the church through a dynamic evangelization in the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit.

We proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, to all we are called to serve, with special attention to parish communities, the poor, youth, and those alienated from the Church.