In June of 2008, after completing college and beginning a teaching career, I was asked, “Have you ever felt that you are being called to a religious life?” While there was something in my heart, it wasn’t clear what that might be. Was God really calling ME to follow...
The Missionaries of the Precious Blood (C.PP.S.) are pleased to announce the 60th anniversary of the ordination of Fr. Leon Flaherty, C.PP.S. Fr. Flaherty, 85, a native of Superior, Wisc., was ordained on June 10, 1961, at St. Charles Seminary, Carthagena, Ohio. After...
Most of us have that time in the evening when we settle into our favorite chair to read or watch television. Cathy Duling has turned it into a time of prayer and productivity, as she crafts beautiful rosaries. Cathy is a Companion, a lay associate of the Missionaries...
Brother Ben Basile, C.PP.S., is in a reflective mood these days. He’s thinking back on his 50 years of ministry, 40 of them at Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting, Ind. It is right for him to be reflective. Doing the right thing at the right time is a theme that...
A message for the Solemnity of the Precious Blood from our Provincial Director Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. If you grew up with siblings, you may remember the feeling of holding your wrapped birthday gift and feeling the hot breath of a brother or sister on your...
