Mass with Ordinations to the Diaconate 2023
Please join us Saturday, September 9, 2023, as Paulist seminarians Christopher Lawton and Danilo Macalinao are ordained transitional deacons during a special Mass in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
This Mass will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern.
The principal celebrant and ordaining bishop will be His Eminence, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, of Washington, D.C.
Our friends in Washington, D.C., are invited to join us in person in the Crypt Church.
All others are invited to pray along with us online!
To learn more, please visit:
http://paulist.org/Promises
Come, Holy Spirit!
Mass with Final Professions to the Paulist Fathers
Paulist seminarians Christopher Lawton and Danilo Macalinao are slated to make their Final Professions to the Paulist Fathers during a special Mass on Friday, September 8, 2023.
The Mass will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Notre Dame Chapel at Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Our friends in Washington, D.C., are invited to join us in person. All others are invited to join us for this live broadcast.
For more details, please visit:
http://paulist.org/Promises
Servant of God Isaac Hecker and the Church in Our Age
On Friday morning, May 19, 2023, please join us live for "Servant of God Isaac Hecker and the Church in Our Age: A Symposium on the Founder of the Paulist Fathers."
The symposium will be broadcast from our mother church, the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City.
Here is the symposium program:
https://online.anyflip.com/uxxs/limc/mobile/index.html
Please learn more at:
https://paulist.org/HeckerSymposium/
Schedule:
9:00 a.m. – Pentecost Novena
9:30 a.m. – Presentation by Dr. John Farina, biographer of Fr. Hecker:
“The Old Isaac Hecker for a New Age: What we can learn about the church and society from Hecker’s Gilded Age vision”
10:30 a.m. – Responses to Dr. Farina’s presentation
11 a.m. – General Discussion
To pray the Novena to the Holy Spirit with us, please visit:
http://paulist.org/Novena
To learn more about Fr. Hecker, please visit:
http://paulist.org/Hecker
Come, Holy Spirit!
The Third Spirit of Hecker Awards
On Saturday evening, April 22, 2023, the Paulist family will gather online for the Third Spirit of Hecker Awards, a celebration of individuals and organizations that help to advance the Paulist mission in the spirit of our founder, Servant of God Isaac Hecker (1819 - 1888).
The broadcast will include brief salutes to the awardees from the parishes and centers served by the Paulist Fathers, as well as from some of our national ministries. The program also will include musical presentations and more!
To join us, please tune in here at 7:30 p.m. Eastern / 6:30 p.m. Central / 5:30 p.m. Mountain.
For our friends on the West Coast, we will offer a live "West Coast Edition" beginning at 7:30 p.m. Pacific.
For those who tune in about 15 minutes early, you will be treated to a video featuring glimpses of beloved pets of our parishioners and friends.
There is no required registration to tune in.
But, to participate in our raffle for three special prizes, please do register for $10 at:
http://paulist.org/HeckerAwards
If you have any questions, please contact us at (212) 586-2074 or [email protected].
Thanks be to God for all of our parishioners, friends and benefactors who partner with us in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ!
Blessing and Dedication of Hecker House, the Paulist House of Mission and Studies
Thanks to the prayers and generosity of our parishioners and friends far and wide, Hecker House, the new Paulist House of Mission and Studies in Washington, D.C., will be blessed and dedicated at 10 a.m. Eastern on Saturday, November 19, 2022.
His Eminence, Wilton Cardinal Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, will preside.
After years of planning, fundraising and construction, this right-sized building will be a home for our seminarians, novices, formation team and the Paulists who work in our nation's capital.
The new building takes its name from Servant of God Isaac Hecker, founder of the Paulist Fathers.
We invite you to join us here for a broadcast of this special occasion!
For details, please visit:
http://paulist.org/NewSeminary
You may also call (212) 586-2074 or email: [email protected].
To learn about discerning a vocation with the Paulist Fathers, please visit:
http://beapaulist.org
To make a financial gift in support our vocations outreach and seminary formation program, please visit:
http://paulist.org/give
Praise be to God for all of the blessings we have received!
Missionary Priest - Paulist Fr. Charlie Brunick
Paulist Fr. Charlie Brunick has served in campus ministry centers, parishes and Catholic Information Centers all over the United States.
In this video, Fr. Charlie talks about his vocation story, ministry and more:
Presidential Installation of Paulist Fr. René Constanza
Paulist Fr. René Constanza will be installed as president of the Paulist Fathers during a Mass on June 7, 2022, in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
The Mass will begin at 3 p.m.
For details, please visit:
http://paulist.org/Installation
Tomaso - Paulist Fr. Thomas Kane
A short film about the life and adventures of our director, Paulist Fr. Thomas A. Kane:
A Paulist Family Christmas Card 2021
The 2nd Annual edition of "A Paulist Family Christmas Card" with Christmas greetings, prayer, reflections, music, and more!
Five Questions with Paulist Fr. Frank DeSiano
An offering for #ThrowbackThursday:
On August 18, 2020, our old friend Mike Hayes asked "Five Questions" of Paulist Fr. Frank DeSiano, president of Paulist Evangelization Ministries:
Five Questions with Paulist Fr. Ron Franco
A flashback from last autumn:
In late October, 2020, our old friend Mike Hayes asked "Five Questions" of Paulist Fr. Ronald Franco.
At the time of this interview, Fr. Ron was pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Knoxville, TN.
Today, he is serving as postulator of the cause for canonization of Father Isaac Thomas Hecker, CSP (founder of the Paulist Fathers).
Paulist Fr. Rich Whitney's Homily for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
In case you missed it:
Paulist Fr. Richard Whitney's homily yesterday for the Paulist Fathers' 2nd Annual remembrance of the victims of COVID-19 and all those who have died during the pandemic:
Five Questions with Paulist Fr. Mike Martin
For #ThrowbackThursday:
Today, Paulist Fr. Michael J Martin lives and ministers in Vero Beach, FL. But, earlier in his priesthood, he was pastor of a parish in Alaska.
Fr. Mike chats about that and more in this installment of "Five Questions with a Paulist" recorded in late July, 2020:
Five Questions with Paulist Deacon Affiliate Billy Atkins
Dear friends,
One of the newest ministries of the Paulist Fathers is the "Paulist Deacon Affiliates."
These are permanent deacons with a strong affinity for the Paulist charism who want to devote part of their ministerial service to “those beyond the Church."
Learn more here: https://paulist.org/ministry/deacon-affiliates/
PLUS: Here is a throwback interview from July 24, 2020, with Paulist Deacon Affiliate Billy Atkins and our old friend Mike Hayes. Deacon Billy serves at St. Austin Catholic Parish in Austin, TX:
Five Questions with Jen Sawyer of Busted Halo
A throwback ... in case you missed it:
Jen Sawyer is editor-in-chief of the Paulist Fathers' media ministry Busted Halo.
In September, 2020, our old friend Mike Hayes (one of the founders of Busted Halo) asked Jen #FiveQuestions about her life and work during the COVID-19 pandemic:
"La Rosa senza Spine"
Every July 14 and July 15, the people of Palermo, Sicily, celebrate the "Festino di Santa Rosalia."
St. Rosalia was a hermitess who lived from 1130 to c. 1170.
Her intercessory prayers are sought during plagues and pandemics (including the current one).
Watch the Paulist Fathers' short film below to learn about St. Rosalia. It was narrated by Paulist Fr. Joe Ciccone (vice rector of St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish in Rome) and created by Emanuele Sesta - Filmmaker.
For a version of this film with English-language captions, please visit:
https://youtu.be/4E8pfZJ0lhA
Five Questions with Paulist Fr. Brad Schoeberle
A #ThrowbackThursday to Summer 2020 and the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic:
An installment of our "Five Questions with a Paulist" series ... featuring a conversation between our old friend Mike Hayes and Paulist Fr. Brad Schoeberle, pastor of Old St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chicago:
The Resilience of Faith - Paulist Fr. Charlie Donahue
Late last year, Paulist Fr. Charlie O'Shea Donahue became pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Knoxville, TN.
Prior to that, he served as a campus minister at St. Thomas More Newman Center in Columbus, OH.
Here's a look at Fr. Charlie's life, vocation story and more:
Studying in Rome - Paulist Fr. Matt Berrios
If you visit Rome in the coming years, especially if you go to Mass at St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish in Rome, you may meet Paulist Fr. Matthew Berrios.
Fr. Matt is now living in the Eternal City while studying for an advanced degree in the Eastern Christian Churches.
Learn more in this new profile video:
