Originally from the Asheville area, Father Kramer is the oldest of six children and was homeschooled through 12th grade. After two years of college studying communications and graphic design, he entered the seminary and went on to complete his formation at St. Joseph College Seminary in Belmont, the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Ohio. An avid outdoorsman, he has completed two marathons and looks forward to running many more.