About Jerry

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I’m Jerry Piñero. A monk, priest, trauma advocate, writer, and overall believer in the healing power of compassion, honesty, good conversation, and occasionally a decent medium rare prime rib.

I’ve been ordained since 1991 and currently serve at St. Miriam Old Catholic Church, while spending most of my adult life somewhere at the intersection of spirituality, service, recovery, community, and everyday human messiness. 

Over the years, my understanding of faith has become a little less rigid, a little more compassionate, and a lot more grounded in real life.

I’m a member of the Ecumenical Order of Charity, a modern monastic community rooted in prayer, simplicity, service, and presence. Within my community, I am known as Brother Jeremiah, a name that reflects both my monastic vocation and the more personal, relational way many people have come to know me over the years. Which sounds very serious until you realize monastic life also includes things like hospital cafeteria food, Philly sports conversations, gatherings around the dinner table, late-night reflections, and trying to remember where I parked my car at 

Temple.

Much of my daily work takes place at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, where I serve in trauma advocacy, accompanying victims of violence and crisis through some of the hardest moments of their lives. That work has deeply shaped how I understand compassion, resilience, grief, and the importance of simply showing up for people.

I also write and share reflections through projects like Philly4Good, where faith, humor, humanity, justice, contemplation, and ordinary life all tend to collide in very Philadelphia ways.

Part of my work and writing also grows out of long experience with recovery, addiction, healing, shame, and the quiet work of beginning again. What felt like an ending in 2010 eventually became the doorway to a more honest, wholesome, healthy, integrated, and compassionate way of life. Through conversation, mentoring, and lived experience, I try to create spaces where honesty, accountability, compassion, and hope can coexist.

At the end of the day, I’m less interested in polished answers than authentic connection. I believe people heal when they feel seen, heard, valued, and reminded that they don’t have to carry everything alone.

So, whether you’re here for reflection, conversation, ministry, or just curiosity, welcome. 

I’m glad you found your way here.

♥