A native of Los Angeles, Msgr. Torgerson was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1965. After his first assignment at Holy Trinity Parish in San Pedro, he moved in 1971 to New York and completed a Masters in Religious Education at Fordham University. He came back to serve the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as Director of Youth Ministry for 11 years and then as Director of Religious Education until 1987. Monsignor has been in residence at St. Monica for over 30 years and has served as pastor for over 25. In his spare time he is on the Board of Directors of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Santa Monica and serves as the Vicar for Ministerial Formation for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is an avid golfer and you can often find him in the early hours of the morning riding his bike along the beach.

To reach him by phone, please call his assistant, Patricia Garcia, at (310) 566-1503.

Fr. Jonathan Nestico is a native Angelino, having been raised in the Santa Clarita Valley (think Magic Mountain). He was ordained to the Priesthood on August 8, 2020, on the plaza of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. He is the oldest of 3 children, having two younger sisters; he also shares a birthday with one of his sisters, and no, he is not a twin! Prior to entering the seminary in August of 2013, he attended Cal State University, Northridge, where he graduated with a B.S. in Marketing. After graduating from college, he worked in retail until he realized his calling to serve the people of God as a priest.

Fr. Jonathan comes to St. Monica’s after spending the first three years of his priesthood at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in his hometown of Santa Clarita. Fr. Jonathan comes with a servant’s heart, a love for the liturgy, and sharing God’s grace and mercy with His people. During his downtime Fr. Jonathan can be found roaming around the Happiest Place on Earth (Disneyland); poorly playing golf; crocheting; watching movies, football, baseball, hockey, or reruns of The Office.

Rev. Vince Kuna, CSC, is a priest-in-residence at St. Monica and member of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He also assists with campus ministry classes at St. Monica Catholic High School. Fr. Vince works full-time at Family Theater Productions in Hollywood as Head of Development and Director of Hollywood Outreach. He is an avid sports fan, having swam in college and coached high school swimming prior to entering seminary.

Fr. Vince was born and raised in Naperville, IL. He enjoys visiting his family when vacationing. Before joining Family Theater Productions, he taught Film Production at the University of Notre Dame. Fr. Vince also received a Master’s Degree in Divinity (’08) and Bachelor’s in Business Administration (’99); later, Fr. Vince graduated from the University of Southern California (‘16) with an MFA in Film and Television Production.

To reach him by phone, call the Parish Office at (310) 566-1500 or Family Theater Productions at (323) 874-663.