The Reverend Father Steve Macias is the Headmaster at Canterbury Christian School and Rector of Saint Paul’s Anglican Church in Los Altos, California.
Denominational Affiliation (REC/ACNA)
He is an ordained presbyter (priest/elder) in the Reformed Episcopal Church, a founding jurisdiction of the Anglican Church in North America under the care of The Most Rev. Dr. Ray R. Sutton (Church of the Holy Communion, Dallas, Texas) in the REC Diocese of Mid-America.
Ministry
Since his installation as Headmaster in 2018, Fr. Macias has guided Canterbury Christian School in strengthening its Anglican identity, classical Christian curriculum, and long-term institutional mission. He has also served the school as Campus Chaplain and Latin teacher, helping shape the spiritual and academic formation of its students. Under his leadership, Canterbury became a member of the Anglican School Association, joining a network of classical Anglican schools across North America.
In 2023, Fr. Macias helped establish a new mission congregation of the Church of South India (CSI) within his parish in Northern California, in partnership with The Rt. Rev. Dr. Malayil Sabu K. Cherian of the Madhya Kerala Diocese. He continues to preach and celebrate the sacraments for this congregation, supporting its ongoing ministry, growth, and new Malayalam-speaking vicar. The mission continues to flourish under a cooperative agreement between Bishop Cherian and Archbishop Foley Beach of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), who provides stateside episcopal oversight for CSI missions on the West Coast.
Writing and Speaking
He is the author of Reformed Monasticism: The Influence of English Asceticism on Prayer Book Spirituality (2021) a study of ascetical theology and Anglican devotional formation. He has been a featured speaker at the Anglican Way Institute in Dallas, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, Fordham University in London, the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, Reformed Episcopal Seminary in Philadelphia, and various theological, ecclesiastical, and literary conferences.
Fr. Macias has also been invited to address church and ministry leaders in cross-cultural settings. The West Coast Chinese Christian Conference invited him to keynote its Kingdom Leadership Conferences in 2022 in San Diego, California, and again in 2023 aboard the Carnival Radiance en route to Ensenada, Mexico.
His Youtube Channel (Link) features sermons, Bible studies, lectures on Anglican theology, and reflections on faith, education, and culture from a classical Christian perspective. The channel serves as a digital extension of his pastoral and educational work.
In 2025, Fr. Macias launched AnglicanWiki.org, a collaborative online reference project modeled afterWikipedia, dedicated to defining and preserving orthodox Anglican theology and history according to the Church’s historic formularies.
Personal Life and Interests
Father Steve and his wife, Sarah, are blessed with six children: Athanasius, Anselm, Assumpta, Basil, Zoe, and Ambrose. Their precious Anselm and Zoe were called to be with Jesus in the womb, before they could be held in their parents’ arms.
Hobbies and other Interests
In addition to writing about theology and classical education, he advocates for the animal-based ketogenic lifestyle and enjoys studying Spanish, teaching ecclesiastical Latin, and indulging his lifelong Anglophilia.
His other interests include time with family and friends, musical theater and Broadway, BMW motorcycles, HIIT training at Orangetheory, running Spartan races, and re-reading Flannery O’Connor.
Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Father Steve came to the priesthood by way of politics and pro-life advocacy. He served as a press secretary in the California State Assembly, managed political campaigns, and worked with pro-life organizations in Washington D.C. before concluding that the most enduring work for human dignity is done from the pulpit and the altar.
