St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas AquinasSt. Thomas Aquinas was born about the year 1225 at Roccasecca, Italy to Countess Theodora and to Count Landulf of Aquino. The family could claim relationship with St. Gregory the Great, St. Louis of France and St. Ferdinand of Castille. While still...
Deacon John “Jack” Sullivan

Deacon John “Jack” Sullivan

Dcn. John "Jack" SullivanOn August 15, 2001 — while watching EWTN — John “Jack” Sullivan was healed of a crippling spinal disorder while praying to Carding John Henry Newman. On July 3 ,2009, Pope Benedict XVI announced that his healing was...
Father Joseph Whalen, M.S.

Father Joseph Whalen, M.S.

Fr. Joseph Whalen, M.S.Fr. Joseph Whalen, a La Salette Missionary priest, is presently assigned to St. James Church in Danielson, CT. His ministries are many and he is a champion of the sick, the elderly, drug addicts, alcoholics, and families. Father’s charism...
Fr. John E. Welch, M.S.

Fr. John E. Welch, M.S.

Fr. John E. Welch, M.S.Fr. John Welch is also a La Salette Missionary priest, also assigned to St. James Church in Danielson CT, and a member of the St. Raphael Holy Healing Ministry team. The charism of the La Salette is Reconciliation … compassion and mercy to...
Father Robert Staes, O.P.

Father Robert Staes, O.P.

Father Robert Staes, O.P.After serving 15 years as a secular priest in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, Fr. Staes entered the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in 1984. Fr. Staes has served in parishes, director of campus ministry, high school and university teaching....