Fr. Carl Paustian, O.P. is a Dominican Friar of the Province of St. Martin de Porres. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2018 and has spent his first two years of ministry at St. Elizabeth’s University Parish in Lubbock, Texas. He serves as the Chaplain to Raider Catholic, the campus ministry for Texas Tech University, as well as the Associate Pastor of St. Elizabeth's University Parish. Originally from Houston, Fr. Carl is a graduate of Texas A&M University and Aquinas Institute of Theology. Fr. Carl serves on various boards, including the Presbyteral Council for the Diocese of Lubbock, the Provincial Council for the Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres and the Economic Council for the Dominicans.