Speak, Lord, For Your Servant Is Listening

We are pleased to announce that Fr. John Michael Paul, the priest who conducted our Parish Mission last September, will join us again in February!  In addition to celebrating weekend and daily Masses during his stay with us, he will conduct an all-day workshop on the vital topic of prayer!

What: Workshop on prayer

When: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 -- 9:00 am to 4:00 pm -- with a final, stand-alone talk after the 4:30 pm Mass

Who: Fr. John Michael Paul, CSJ

Talk Titles

9:00 am  --  Talk #1

10:30 am  --  Talk #2

12:00 pm  --  Lunch

1:00 pm  --  Talk #3

2:30 pm  --  Talk #4

4:00 pm  --  Closing of the Workshop

4:30 pm  --  Vigil Mass

6:00 pm  --  Talk #5

7:30 pm  --  Closing Prayer

Born in Saint Joseph, Michigan, Father John Michael Paul joined the Brothers of Saint John in 1997 after teaching in the Los Angeles Unified School District and working in Irkutsk, Russia (Siberia) for the Russian Academy of Sciences. During his formation time, he received a Masters in  Philosophy from the University of Paris (Sorbonne Paris IV) and lived for 18 years in Europe between France, Lithuania and the island of Corsica. He has since come back to the United States.

He is currently the Vocations Director for the United States after having served in the General Priors’ Council as Vicar of Southern France and then Vicar of the Americas. During his college years at Saint Mary’s College of California, where he was a varsity rower and Pacific Coast Pac-10 Champion, he took to swimming, running, working out, mountain climbing, as well as preaching in the United States and beyond. He would be very glad to share with you his love for God and passion for holiness!

Find out more about Fr. John Michael's community, the Community of St. John, at their international web site, or at the American website for the brothers.