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CORPUS is a faith community affirming an inclusive priesthood rooted in a reformed and renewed Church.
CORPUS, celebrating forty-six years of service to the people of God, is one of the oldest reform groups in the Catholic Church, and is active in reform movements both in the U.S. and abroad. We are committed to working for a renewed priesthood of married and single men and women dedicated to serving God through the Community of Believers.
Joseph Bradley
March 17, 2020
REST IN PEACE
Joseph Bradley died peacefully at home on March 17, 2020. Joe was born in W. Orange, NJ, and moved to the Philadelphia area to attend Villanova University. In the 1960s he was Athletic Director at Bonner High School and later Campus Minister at Villanova University. It was there Joe discovered his passion for a world without war/violence. Joe was co-founder and an active member of the Philadelphia Catholic Peace Fellowship; long-time member of Bainbridge Community; teacher and advocate for the men and PA Lifers Without Parole at SCI Phoenix (Graterford). Joe is survived by his wife Mary Ellen Sheridan Bradley; four beloved Ferguson nephews and their families; and a tribe of Sheridans. At a later date a memorial will be held at St. Malachy's. Donations can be sent to: House of Grace Catholic Worker, 1826 E. Lehigh St., Phila., PA 19125.
Leonard Tartaglia
March 25, 2013
REST IN PEACE
Leonard James Tartaglia was all about love – family, friends, his church, nature, working his lands, and especially love of his spouse, Barbara and his Creator.
Lenny, as he was affectionately known, had a beautiful way of reaching out to anyone and everyone and engaging their spirit. He was a vigorous fighter for human dignity, social justice, civil rights, women and the poor. Lenny was an inspiration and will long be remembered and loved.
Lenny, 83, of Columbia, beloved husband of Barbara (Brodeur) Tartaglia, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at home.
Born Sept. 13, 1929 in Wallingford, he was a son of the late Leonardo and Jennie (Freschi) Tartaglia. He was a graduate of the St Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, St Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and Boston College's School of Social Work. Lenny's formal priesthood was spent in East Hartford, Ansonia and most memorably at St. Michael's in the North End of Hartford. He passionately believed in the servant church and the pastoral role of the priesthood. His strong devotion to the priesthood saw him elected to serve as head of the priests' senate locally and on the board nationally. His devotion to the Mass and timely sermons calling us all to live the gospel were an inspiration. He had a great love and respect for all peoples and a lifelong dedication and commitment to and work for social justice. Much of his work locally was initiated and planned in the basement of St. Michael's Community Center and through the Catholic Interracial Council. He led and participated in many projects for equal housing, fair employment, prison ministry and educational opportunities. He prodded the church and local businesses and groups to step forward and make life better for those most in need. Lenny marched in Selma and at the March on Washington to stand with those demanding dignity and equality for the Black community. Lenny also joined Fr. Groppi in his fight for the poor in Chicago.
David G. Suelzer
February 7, 2015
REST IN PEACE
David G. Suelzer, 83, entered into eternal life on February 7, 2015.
He was born on September 19, 1931, the son of Leo and Mae Suelzer, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Dave attended Cathedral Grade School and Sacred Heart Seminary of Fort Wayne and Our Lady of the Lake Seminary in Syracuse, IN. After his novitiate for the Crosier Order at Immaculate Conception Monastery in Hastings, Nebraska, he was professed into the order and took his philosophical and theological training at the Crosier House of Studies, Fort Wayne. Dave was ordained to the priesthood in 1957 and served as prior and chancellor of the Crosier Seminary in Onamia, Minnesota from 1963 until 1969. During this time, Dave also served as a pastoral consultant at the Hazelton Center in Minnesota. He later received a dispensation and continued his ministry as a lay person, working for 35 years as an addictions counselor at North Central Health Care, Wausau, Wisconsin.
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