Rector - Fr. Norbert J. Wood, O.Praem.
Fr. Norbert J. WoodFather Norbert entered the Norbertine Order at St. Michael's Abbey in 1975 and was ordained a priest in 1981. He received his BA in Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome in 1980 and completed three years of liturgical studies at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of Sant'Anselmo in Rome in 1985. He received his Master's degree in Education Administration from the University of San Francisco in 2002.

He has spent fifteen years in high school education, as teacher (St. Michael's Prep, Mater Dei High School, Mary Star of the Sea High School), principal (Mary Star of the Sea High School, San Pedro) and rector (Mary Star of the Sea High School). Fr. Norbert is currently the Rector of our parish school. He is a great fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and loves to read anything with a historical slant in his free time. He conducts retreats for priests, religious and laity in the US and abroad.