Fr. Lino was ordained to the priesthood in December 2006.  He studied at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, MA and specialized in biblical studies. After ordination, he became the Vocations Director of OMV Phillippines and was later appointed Local Rector of the OMV seminary in Cebu, Philippines. He is experienced in giving the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.  His approach to the Exercises is informed by a particular ministry that is geared toward the healing and restoration of the whole person to the imago Dei.

Fr. Lino grew up in the Philippines. After college, he immigrated to the United States. He enlisted in the US Navy and participated in the Persian Gulf War. After his five-year Navy stint, he attended graduate school  at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. He then worked for a couple of management consulting firms specializing in reengineering, supply chain and logistics. Called to the priesthood, he entered the seminary in 1998.