Alumni News

November 2019

Rev. Ed Anderson ’08 was recently featured in the Bishops Bulletin in Sioux Falls, SD (Bishop Paul J. Swain).  The article details the Church’s teaching on human dignity. It presents examples of different populations and how they are supported by the Church. Father Ed Anderson provides pastoral care at Avera Prince of Peace Retirement Community in Sioux Falls, supporting the elderly and their continued contribution to society and the Church. Read the article about the great work that Fr. Ed is doing in his ministry.  Not only was he featured – he made the cover!  Thank you, Fr. Ed, for all that you do! 

http://www.sfcatholic.org/bishopsbulletin/human-dignity-the-ultimate-gif...

October 2019

Rev. Darrick Leier '18 has recently been appointed pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church on East Main Street in Aspen, CO.  Fr. Leier whole-heartedly accepts Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s call to serve in this new parish and starts in short time, taking over pastor duties on November 8th.  Congratulations, Fr. Leier!  Here is a link to his new assignment website:  https://stmaryaspen.org/

Alumnus Rev. C Timothy Corcoran ’12 has written and been published in the July/August 2019 issue of The Bencher, The Magazine of the American Inns of Court (www.innsofcourt.org).  Fr. Tim currently serves as pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampa, Florida.

"After work one afternoon in 2008, I was catching up with a colleague over a drink. I shared with her that our bishop was encouraging me to go to the seminary to study for the Roman Catholic priesthood. “That’s no story,” she said. “The story would be if you did it.”  Read the article here.

July 2019

Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Alumni travel to France for retreat

The archbishop of Washington has allowed Rev. Andrew Morkunas ‘09 to seek an assignment in the Diocese of Cleveland. Starting July 2, 2019 he will be the hospital chaplain at Hillcrest Hospital, Gates Mills, Ohio with pastoral responsibilities at St. John of the Cross, Euclid.

Rev. Ken Gill ’14 has been named pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Solomons, MD. He started his post on July 10^th. Click here for the link to the parish website and to follow the great ministerial work at his parish: http://www.olss.org/

June 2019

Rev. Andrew Messina '09 will be adding St. Rita's Church in Oakland Beach, RI to his pastoral duties. Fr. Messina has been the pastor at St. Timothy's in Warwick since 2013, and the two parishes will be "yoking" starting July 1st. Read more here.

December 2018

Rev. Gregory Piatt ’14 was appointed as Administrator of St. John XXIII Parish, Redford, Michigan effective December 2, 2018. Link

November 2018

Rev. Aidan McDermott ’15 from the Saint Louis Abbey in Saint Louis, MO, has been named pastor for St. Anselm Parish in Creve Coeur, MO.  See story here.

August 2018

Rev. Mark Brantley ’17 from the Diocese of Dodge City, KS has been named pastor for St. John the Apostle, St. Boniface, and Holy Rosary in Barber County.

July 2018

Rev. David Rosenberg ’11 (Diocese of Lansing) published his second book "Praying With The Heart Of The Church: Lectionary-Based Lectio Divina". View his book here.

June 2018

The Rev. Emile H. Dubé '12 - Diocese of Portland, has been appointed pastor of the Parish of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Holy Redeemer Church, Bar Harbor; St. Peter Church, Manset; St. Ignatius Church, Northeast Harbor; Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Little Cranberry Island), Stella Maris Parish (St. Vincent de Paul Church, Bucksport; Our Lady of Holy Hope Church, Castine; St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Stonington), and St. Joseph Parish (St. Joseph Church, Ellsworth; Blue Hill Mission, Blue Hill; Our Lady of the Lake Church, Dedham; St. Margaret Church, Winter Harbor).

The Rev. Robert L. Lupo '08 - Diocese of Portland, has been appointed pastor of Our Lady of the Snows Parish (St. Anne Church, Dexter; St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Dover-Foxcroft; SS Francis Xavier & Paul the Apostle Church, Milo) and St. Agnes Parish in Pittsfield.

The Rev. Steven G. Cartwright '15 - Diocese of Portland, has been appointed parochial vicar of St. Anne Parish, Gorham, which includes Our Lady of Sebago Church in Sebago; St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Westbrook; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Windham.

The Rev. Matthew Gregory '16 - Diocese of Portland, has been appointed parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish (Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston; Holy Cross Church, Lewiston; Holy Family Church, Lewiston), Holy Trinity Parish in Lisbon Falls, and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Sabattus, which includes St. Francis Church in Greene.

May 2018

Rev. Steve Matthews ’16 from the Diocese of Albany is pastor of St. John the Baptist parish in Greenville and Sacred Heart in Cairo (with Our Lady of Knock Shrine). He had been serving as parochial vicar (associate pastor) of St. Pius X parish in Loudonville, NY.

Very Rev. Ivan Olmo ’13 from the Diocese of Orlando has a new assignment as Parochial Administrator at St. Mary Parish in Rockledge, Florida.

Rev. Jorge Rocha ’16 from the Diocese of Providence has been named Pastor at Saint Francis Xavier Parish in East Providence, Rhode Island.

April 2018

Rev. William Jacobs, Jr. ’03 from the Diocese of Kalamazoo has a new assignment as Parochial Vicar at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Portage, Michigan 49024.

Rev. John McVoy, Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Class of 2010 from the Diocese of Wilmington, DE vocation story is featured in Delaware Today Magazine April 2018 issue.

Fr. Russ Mower ’15, Pastor at St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Dallas, Tx traveled with a group of pilgrims to the Holy Land in April 2018