Beth Heidler, Companion Joe Heidler was a quiet man by nature and a deep thinker. No snap decision maker he—except about food. That was one of the things he loved about Precious Blood gatherings, and potluck meals were his delight. Another delight was for people to...
Brother Joe Fisher, C.PP.S., provincial treasurer, in ministry at the provincial office in Dayton and in the Old North Dayton neighborhood where he lives. He feels a clear and constant connection to St. Joseph, whom he calls his “buddy.” How/why did your parents...
Jerome Stack, C.PP.S. Who would have thought that a poor boy from Eastern Europe would end up as one of the first C.PP.S. Missionaries to Chile? That’s the story of Fr. John Kostik, C.PP.S., born in Slovakia in 1894. He immigrated to the USA with his family in 1908. A...
Mike Goode, C.PP.S. Fr. Sam Homsey, C.PP.S., was born and raised in St. Joseph, Mo., in a Lebanese-Arab Catholic family. He learned family dedication and work early in his life and allowed God to speak to him. He became a man of faith, courage, and hope. His dad was a...
Neil and Patricia Diller When I think of people who have been an inspiration to me and many others throughout their lives, one who always comes near the top of the list is my uncle, Fr. Harold Diller, C.PP.S. Now that we are discussing a new creation, I recall that...
Maureen Lahiff , Companion Geraldine “Gerry” Downs was born the fourth of five children in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1937 to a family of modest means. After attending Catholic schools from grammar school through high school, she trained and worked as a surgical tech. Gerry...
