from our confreres

In addition to the six members of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province Class of ’82 celebrating their 40-year jubilees in 2022, four priests are celebrating 25 and 50 years: Fr. David Nations, C.M.; Fr. Paul Sisul, C.M.; Fr. Bernie Quinn, C.M.; and Fr. Mike Walsh, C.M.

Last Monday I had dinner with Robert Emanuel and his wife at the Vincentian Residence in Chicago. Robert will start as president of DePaul on 1 August 2022. It was a delight to meet him and his wife.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Chris, one of the guys in the house where I live, suggested we participate in a neighborhood campaign of putting a sign in our yard reading, “Help each other.”

On June 11, 2022, the Congregation of the Mission Western Province will gather at 10 a.m. (CDT) at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, MO, to honor six priests who celebrate their 40-year jubilees: Fr. Tony Dosen, C.M., Fr. Miles Heinen, C.M., Fr. Gerard Kelly, C.M., Fr. Kevin McCracken, C.M., Fr. Binh Nguyen, C.M., and Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M.

I found this on Facebook, written by a friend whom I admire greatly. I am passing it along for more of us to learn her lesson during the month of mental health awareness.

Daughter of Charity St. Jeanne Antide Thouret endured endured persecution and danger during the French Revolution and the years that followed to follow the Vincentian ideal to care for the poor, sick, and abandonned.

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye… Men have forgotten this truth,” said the fox. “But you must not forget it.”

Why didn’t the United Nations prevent the war in Ukraine? Isn’t it supposed to keep the peace? And why isn’t it using its army now to stop the violence and destruction?

We remember the good times, the blessings in life and the moments wherein we share those memories that refresh us, sometimes for years to come.

There is no doubt that we face great challenges in our world and in our Church. It always gives me solace to know that every age of our world and church has confronted similar or even greater challenges than we have today.