Fr. Reed Flood

Father Reed Flood may have grown up in one of the smallest towns in the Greater Des Moines Area — Cumming, population 460 — but he's since been able to travel the world. After graduating from high school, Father Reed joined St. John Vianney Seminary, attending the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. There he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Catholic Studies. He began his theology studies in Rome, where he lived at the North American College and studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University. There he obtained his bachelor's in theology and a licentiate degree in fundamental theology. He later attended Catholic University of Avila, Spain, studying the mystical theology of St. John of the Cross and Theresa of Avila. 

Father Reed is one of seven children. He loves learning about humanity and how to live one's existence to its fullest potential. As an Open Book, he explores the power of narrative and its ability to build up culture, believing the experience allows humans to go beyond surface-level relationships and truly encounter the other.