News - January 2010 RSS Feed

Redemptorist Superior General Michael Brehl this week asked for prayers for a confrere who was severely beaten recently while visiting with fellow Redemptorists and parishioners whose church cemetery in Hanoi, Vietnam, had been vandalized.

Father James Dowds, a Redemptorist of the Baltimore Province, recently began a new assignment in China Lake, CA, under contract with the U.S. Navy to provide religious and counseling support to active duty military and their dependents at the Naval Air Weapons Station.

Father John Creaven died January 23 at the St. John Neumann Residence at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD, at age 87. Father Creaven was born June 21, 1922, and first professed vows as a Redemptorist August 2, 1944.

Father John Creaven, a Redemptorist priest for 60 years, died Saturday, January 22, at the St. John Neumann Residence at Stella Maris, in Timonium, MD. Father Creaven was 87 years old and had suffered from serious digestive problems for many years.

As rescuers continue to dig through mountains of concrete to rescue survivors, and as relief supplies are slowly reaching people desperate for food and water, the picture of the devastation continues to sharpen.

After some anxious hours, the Redemptorists rejoice at the news that their 41 confreres in the Port-au-Prince Region in Haiti are all safe. One Redemptorist was slightly hurt in the earthquake that devastated the capital city, and at least one other lost several family members.

Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province are praying for the thousands of people affected by the massive earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, January 12. We pray especially for our fellow Redemptorists of the Haitian province who have been heroic in their efforts to help people live their faith and to address the serious social concerns in the country.

Father Albert Lamote died January 12 at Princess Margaret Hospital in Dominica at age 97. Born January 7, 1913, Father Lamote professed vows as a Redemptorist September 15, 1934, and was ordained to the priesthood December 20, 1941.

Redemptorist Father Albert Lamote, a Belgian who devoted his priestly ministry to the people of the Caribbean, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, at a nursing home in Dominica. Father Lamote, who had survived a German prison camp, was 97 years old.

Father Sylvester Edward Feeley, a Redemptorist for 66 years and a former vice provincial of Puerto Rico, died January 9 at age 87. A native of Jersey City, NJ, Father Feeley was born May 11, 1922. He professed first vows as a Redemptorist August 2, 1943, and was ordained to the priesthood June 20, 1948.

Click here to read Very Rev. Patrick Woods’ homily. On January 5, the Church celebrates the feast of St. John Neumann, a Redemptorist and the fourth bishop of Philadelphia. He is the first male American saint and was responsible, among many other things, for founding the Catholic school system.