Dcn. Phillip Jackson
Deacon Phillip Jackson is originally from Oakland, California, where he attended 12 years of Catholic school. He attended Prairie View A&M University and graduated with a BS in Political Science. Deacon Philip and his wife Karla Le Beaux have five children and nine grandchildren.
He has an extensive job and education history: Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1977 as a Non-Lawyer Trial Counsel for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Camp Pendleton, CA.; Director of Purchasing in Prairie View from 1982 until 1992; received his MBA in management from Prairie View A&M in 1990; opened The Jackson Insurance Agency in 1992; became the Associate Director of Magnificat House in 1995; principal buyer for Hydro Agri, Trinidad, West Indies in 1999; served as the Counseling and Testing Administration Coordinator for the Communicable Disease Division in the Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention for the Houston Department of Health and Human Services in 2002; Parish Administrator at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in 2006. where he was ordained as a permanent deacon in 2007; Director of the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in 2016; received his Master of Arts Degree in Faith and Culture from the University of St. Thomas in 2018.
Deacon Phillip enjoys classical music as well as smooth jazz. He is a trained Spiritual Director and has been providing spiritual direction since the year 2000. He has been a retreat master, and speaker, and has hosted a radio program, "Our Catholic Voice."
He has an extensive job and education history: Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1977 as a Non-Lawyer Trial Counsel for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Camp Pendleton, CA.; Director of Purchasing in Prairie View from 1982 until 1992; received his MBA in management from Prairie View A&M in 1990; opened The Jackson Insurance Agency in 1992; became the Associate Director of Magnificat House in 1995; principal buyer for Hydro Agri, Trinidad, West Indies in 1999; served as the Counseling and Testing Administration Coordinator for the Communicable Disease Division in the Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention for the Houston Department of Health and Human Services in 2002; Parish Administrator at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in 2006. where he was ordained as a permanent deacon in 2007; Director of the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in 2016; received his Master of Arts Degree in Faith and Culture from the University of St. Thomas in 2018.
Deacon Phillip enjoys classical music as well as smooth jazz. He is a trained Spiritual Director and has been providing spiritual direction since the year 2000. He has been a retreat master, and speaker, and has hosted a radio program, "Our Catholic Voice."
