BIOGRAPHICAL

• He was born October 21, 1972; he is 48 years-old

• He was born and raised in Houma

• His parents are Prosper and Beverly Toups

• He has two brothers, PJ and Philip, and three sisters, Mary, Priscilla, and Diana

• He graduated from Terrebonne High in 1990 and Nicholls State University in 1994

• He went to seminary at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans

• He was ordained on May 26, 2001 and has been a priest for 19 years

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FAVORITES

• Favorite thing to do when he’s not working? He loves to fish

• Inshore or offshore? Wherever the redfish are, but any day with a bent rod is a great day

• Best book he’s read recently? Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad by John Eldredge

• Best movie he’s watched recently? The Chosen and The Social Dilemma

• Television, movie, or a book? To relax, it would be a movie; he tries to read a book a month for work

• Most used app on his phone? Bleacher Report

 

RAPID-FIRE​

• Sunrise or sunset? Both, but he loves the sunrise; he’s usually up at 4:00 am

• Hobbies: Graphic design is a creative outlet; would love to once again start a garden

• He’s served as Consultant and/or Vicar General to Bishop Fabre since 2015

• Friday is his day off

• Blog: www.marktoups.com

• Email: mtoups@htdiocese.org

 

AUTHOR OF

• Oremus: A Catholic Guide to Prayer

• Rejoice! Advent Meditations with Mary

• Rejoice! Advent Meditations with Joseph

• Rejoice! Advent Meditations with the Holy Family

• Lenten Companion, Year A

• Lenten Companion, Year B

• The Way of the Cross: Praying the Psalms with Jesus

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He is also an adjunct faculty member for the Institute for Priestly Formation, where he has served as a professor of Spiritual Theology, spiritual director, and program coordinator for the Spiritual Exercises, 30-day retreat

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