Father Sean Downing made his first vows with the Society of Mary in 2003. His Marianist Journey began in Dayton, Ohio where he taught religion at Chaminade Julienne High School for five years. After teaching, he served as the Marianist Regional Vocation Director at the University of Dayton for two years. The next phase of his Marianist journey was attending seminary in Rome, Italy for three years. He was ordained in October of 2016 and served a year at St. Mary's University. In July of 2017, he was assigned to Central Catholic High School as the school chaplain and continues to serve at Central Catholic today.