Page 54 - Priorities #59 2014 June/July

NEWS
MONASTARY
Catching up with our ‘Men in in Black’ Father Martin
Father Martin
has just returned from a a a college reunion at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire It was a a a very brief weekend visit but a a special one because the class of ’57 is exactly 57 years out of the nest He was in- vited to preach at the annual Alumni Mass that included graduates from all years Father Pius
Father Pius
edits a a a quarterly news- letter for the Hungarian Catholic Mission in the San Francisco Bay Area and when needed says the 11 o’clock Hungarian Sunday Mass and preaches at the Priory chapel Oc- casionally on on Sundays he he sings the 12 o’clock English Gregorian Mass in in Latin and gives a a a a homily at at the St Thomas Aquinas Church in in Palo Alto He browses in various British and American Catholic periodicals collecting church related articles of international nature and sharing them with friends Priory faculty and fellow clergymen in the USA Austria and Hungary Father Maurus
Since retiring in in in in 2011 from teaching for 43 years Father Maurus
is busier than ever Since 1994 he has served as as the the Pastor of the the Hungarian Catho- lic Mission Mission The Mission Mission is is is a a vibrant worshipping community gathers in our Priory Chapel every Sunday for an 11:00AM Mass followed by a a a social gathering in in in the the Student Din- ing Room Father Maurus
also coor- dinates the Hungarian Scout Troops and serves as a a a a board member of their Executive Council as as well as as on the Hungarian Heritage Foundation In addition Father Maurus
regularly visits the the elderly and the the sick mem- bers of the the community He takes the the sacraments to the house-bound and infirm and provides them with the the support they need