About the Author

Reverend Peter G. Vu is the author of the memoir, Living for Higher Purpose. He is also the author of 2 other devotional prayer books: Lord Jesus, I Want to See... (Adult Edition) and Lord Jesus, I Want to See... (Family/Children Edition). His most recent published work is titled Searching for God, the Precious Treasure, in My Daily Life, written to help us see God's presence in our daily lives. He is currently a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan for twenty years. He was born in Saigon City, Viet Nam.He was a young boy when the Viet Nam War ended. He witnessed the war and the end of it with great horror and deep appreciation for peace. He had to grow up with the communist government system and endured lots of hardship. What had helped him and many of his countrymen tremendously during those dark days was their faith and prayers. His love for prayer and meditation was able to blossom. After High School, Vu snuck out by boat and came to the United States of America to begin his seminary training. He attended one year of High School in the USA (Union High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan) to learn the language and new culture. He attended Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan for two years while staying at Christopher House Seminary. Then, the Seminary sent him out of state to attend his last two years of college at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated with double major: Mathematics and Philosophy. He then attended graduate school at the University of St. Mary of the Lake and Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. Vu graduated at the top of his class and was ordained with the Master Degree of Divinity (MDiv) and the Sacred Theology Baccalaureate (STB). He was a student of Most Reverend Bishop Robert Barron, who is the prolific writer and international speaker. Vu has been ministering to people of God at six different churches over the last twenty years.