Clergy & Personnel

Rev. Fr. Patrick Kassab is a Maronite priest, scholar, and educator whose ministry bridges intellectual rigor with deep pastoral compassion. Born and raised in Lebanon, his vocation has taken him across continents, languages, and traditions, shaping him into a leading figure within the Maronite Church in the United States.

Fr. Michael Shami was ordained a priest in 2020 for the (Maronite) Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon. He has a license (SEOL) summa cum laude from the Pontifical Oriental Institute, in which his thesis titled The Development of Variations in the Syriac Anaphora of Saint James in the Maronite Missals explored the particular Maronite liturgical recension and its diachronic changes.

I was born in Ajaltoun, Lebanon, and moved to the U.S in 1999. I’m happily married to my wonderful wife, Maya, and we’re blessed with three amazing grown-up kids: John, Mario Jr., and Rita. I’m a restaurateur and oversee my own restaurant, and I also proudly serve as a Subdeacon at Saint Maron Church in Cleveland.