Welcome to the Mexican American Catholic College
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The pastoral needs of our contemporary world are urgent, complex, and often overwhelming. Yet in her wisdom, the Church has given us a wealth of resources to engage not only in our pursuit of personal holiness but also commitment to the common good and a life of faithful service in accompanying one another on the way to the fullness of the Kingdom.
Since our founding in 1972 as a cultural center, MACC has been a beacon of hope, steadfast in its mission: to form leaders who serve the Church with pastoral excellence, bilingual fluency, and multicultural understanding. We occupy a unique and vital place in the Church’s tapestry, as our graduates—priests, deacons, religious, and lay ministers—carry the light of faith into parishes, apostolates, and dioceses.
At the Mexican American Catholic College, students enjoy learning from an exceptional faculty with decades of experience in ministry and theological education. We offer fully bi-lingual academic programs and lifelong learning opportunities that sustain the human, intellectual, spiritual, and pastoral formation of our students. Above all, the administration, staff, and faculty are committed not only to academic quality but also financial accessibility and a profound, lasting encounter — with one another, with the Word of God, with Christ in the sacraments and liturgy, as well as with the living witness of the local people of God. Our aspiration is to excel as an accessible, world-class institution in Catholic ministry formation.
I welcome you to the broader family of MACC and pray you find our College to be a life-giving, nurturing home during your course of studies here.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
Rev. Juan Molina
President & CEO
Rev. Dr. Juan J. Molina Flores
Fr. Juan Molina is the 5th president of MACC since its founding as the Mexican American Cultural Center in 1972. Reconfigured as the Mexican American Catholic College in 2008, MACC has long served as a national leadership institute, center for Hispanic Ministry, and convening partner of diocesan outreach, collaborative pastoral education, and immersive pastoral formation.
In his capacity as president, Fr. Molina oversees the financial stability, operational health, and academic excellence of MACC as a school of ministry serving the U.S. Catholic Church and South Texas.
Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in October of 1999, Fr. Molina holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Fordham University in New York City; a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Spirituality from the former Washington Theological Union; and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Strayer University.
Previously, Fr. Molina served as policy advisor on Latin America and global trade for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C.. He was also the Director of the USCCB’s Collection for the Church in Latin America. Fr. Molina also worked with Catholic Relief Services and was a Fellow with CRS in 2002 while serving in Zimbabwe.
The author of the article “Liminality as a Way to See the Heart of God’s People” in At this Time: Dialogues in Theological Education (Eerdmans, 2026), and The Impact of Remittances in Developing Countries (VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2007), as well as several other works, Fr. Molina is a native Spanish speaker and a fully bi-lingual educator, pastor, and administrator who is committed to serving the Church through advocacy, development, and leadership formation
