Br. Hai is currently studying for the priesthood at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, CA. He is hoping to be ordained to the priesthood sometime in 2012.

 Born in 1981 in a refugee camp in Malaysia, Br. Hai earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies and philosophy from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA. He first encountered the Capuchins while attending college and later spent a year volunteering with Cap Corps in Washington D.C. were he further discerned religious life. He entered the order in 2004, made his first profession in November 2006 and made his perpetual profession in April 2011. 

 During his early years in formation as a Capuchin, Br. Hai has worked with various youth and young adult groups, helped put together a Vietnamese hymnal, and interned as a hospital chaplain. Br. Hai also spent a year assisting as a campus minister at St. Francis High School in La Canada-Flintridge, CA.

Our Lady of Angel Province currently has four other friars in formation in California. In addition, the province has 30 friars in formation at their mission in Northern Mexico.