“History is written by the victors,” goes an oft-quoted maxim. In the case of the history of our Congregation, history has been written by the ordained. Most members can name at least a few of the pioneering priests of the C.PP.S., but how many can name a brother from...
During this time of the year, when our focus is on those saints who have gone before us, we may think first of those towering people of faith whose names are well-known throughout the universal Church. Fr. Steve Dos Santos, C.PP.S., suggests that we may want to look...
Here’s a vocation story that we just found in our files, from the late Br. Bernie Barga, C.PP.S., who grew up on a farm in Darke County, Ohio: Leo Barga’s family began with five daughters, then in 1928, he had a son who could help him on his farm outside...
Fr. David Kelly, C.PP.S., received the 2015 Partner in Justice Award from the Lawndale Christian Legal Center in Chicago on October 23. Fr. Kelly is the director of the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. The PBMR,...
Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind., sponsored by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, welcomed its 18th president with a week of events celebrating the college’s history and ministry. The week culminated with the inauguration of Dr. Robert A. Pastoor on...
