Elijah Institute

Rev. David Songy, .O.F.M. Cap., S.T.D., Psy.D., is a priest of the Capuchin Province of Mid-America, a clinical psychologist and author of Spiritual Direction for Priestly Celibacy. Prior to coming to Saint Luke Institute, he was the spiritual director and prefect of studies at Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary in Denver, Colorado. He also was director of counseling services at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and held several positions at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary. Fr. Songy holds a doctorate in psychology from the University of Denver and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Teresianum, the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality in Rome. He holds a master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Loyola College and theology degrees from Aquinas Institute. Fr. Songy speaks Italian, Spanish, and Tok Pisin, the language of Papua New Guinea. (For those of you who remember Fr. Malachy, you might want to know that he and Fr. David worked together in Papua New Guinea.) He is an international speaker on topics such as priestly spirituality, formation in priestly celibacy, and spiritual direction. Fr. David currently serves as the local superior of his Capuchin community and teaches at Saint John Vianney Seminary in Denver.