Archives for January 2008
Paulist founder named Servant of God
It definitely was not your ordinary Sunday Mass.
As bright January sunlight illuminated the Manhattan skyline and crisp winds blew through the streets of the Upper West Side, a different kind of glow was radiating from the Church of St. Paul the Apostle as the cause for canonization in the Roman Catholic Church was formally opened […]
Old St. Mary’s Church in Chicago to celebrate 175th Anniversary
Chicago Cardinal Francis George will preside at a Mass celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Paulist-run Old St. Mary’s Church Feb. 16. The Mass will be followed by a dinner dance at the Union League Club of Chicago. The Mass and gala will also celebrate the Paulist Fathers 150th anniversary.
Old St. Mary’s is the first […]
Old St. Mary’s, San Francisco, participates in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
In keeping with the Paulist commitment to ecumenism, Old Saint Mary’s parish in San Francisco hosted an ecumenical prayer service Jan. 20 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Rev. James DeLange, retired pastor of St. Francis Lutheran Church in San Francisco, preached. Other clergy participants were: Rev. Maggi […]
Cardinal Egan to formally open Paulist founder’s cause for sainthood
Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York will formally open the cause for canonization of Father Isaac T. Hecker, founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, the Paulist Fathers, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 60th Street and Columbus Avenue in New York City. The […]
Hecker Lecture scheduled for Jan. 25
The 2008 Hecker Lecture will be held Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s College – North American Paulist Center in Washington, D.C.
This year’s lecture features Father Clarence Williams, C.P.P.S, Ph.D., speaking on “Leadership that Makes Real Reconciliation.”
Father Williams is a member of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood and is currently senior director […]