Fr. Tomasz Borkowski, Co-leader

Fr. Tomasz Borkowski is a native of Poland. He is a Catholic priest of the Worcester Diocese in Massachusetts and has been serving as a chaplain at Worcester Polytechnic Institute since 2010. Prior to that he was a pastor of two parishes in Clinton, MA for seven years. And before that, he served as associate pastor at St. Joseph’s Basilica in Webster and St. Stephen’s church in Worcester. Fr. Tomasz was ordained to the priesthood in 2001 at St. Paul's Cathedral by Bp. Daniel P. Riley. 

In addition to ministering at WPI, Fr. Tomasz is currently pursuing his Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. His theological interests lie in New Testament, Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity. Since his seminary years he always was interested in interfaith relations.

Fr. Tomasz’s first visit to Holy Land took place two years ago when together with Rabbi Seth Bernstein and Barbara Kupfer he went on an interfaith pilgrimage to Israel, which is a birthplace and spiritual home to both Jews and Christians. He is looking forward to joining Barbara and Rabbi Steven Schwarzman from Beth Israel on the 2013 Interfaith Trip to Holy Land next year. He invites anyone to join them on this spiritually enriching journey to the land rich in history and religious traditions to learn more about its past and present.