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CORPUS, celebrating forty-four 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.
Discovering the God Within
Discovering the God Within
Hank Mattimore
"Who is this God who you claim loves you? What makes you think that this
almighty, all powerful Creator knows your name? What kind of religious nut are you to swallow this stuff about a personal God who not only cares about us and listens to our prayers but LOVES us?"
No, those are not the words of an acquaintance of mine. That's \what our modern culture is saying to me but In more politically correct words. Cut to the chase, they are really saying "You don't still believe in all that crap do you?"
I plead guilty. I am that kind of nut or rather, I aspire to be. I want to look at God through the eyes of faith and see Him as much more than just a "higher power." or the " man upstairs" or some benign figure "up there" who I call on when I am in trouble or need help in passing an exam or getting a job.
The God I want in my life is the same one that inspired heroes like Martin Luther King or Gandhi or Nelson Mandela or Mother Teresa to bring light to our world, the God who lives in every husband who stands by his dying wife and every young man or woman who is willing to die for his country. It is this kind of living God that I want to believe in and carry in my heart.
James Fausel
REST IN PEACE
OCTOBER, 18, 2008
Jim 74, beloved husband of Diane, loving father of Jim Fausel, Jr. and Paul Bernardo, delighted grandfather of Noah Bernardo and dedicated brother of Dr. Donald Fausel, entered into eternal life on October 18, 2008. He was predeceased by his parents, J. Otto Fausel and Jane Fausel, Albany, NY. He is also survived by adoring in-laws, especially Elizabeth Breen and Jane Fausel (Donald). Jim, an Albany, NY native was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Albany in 1962 and was a faithful servant in that capacity for 10 years. Jim attended Niagara University and St. Jerome's College in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He dedicated his life to community and was honored for his work in substance abuse prevention in Glens Falls, NY where he established and led CYO programs including the AMEN program and hotline and The Karma Center serving Warren County. In 1972, the Mayor of Glens Falls proclaimed James Fausel Day as a testimony to Jim's work. Jim completed 20 years in Arizona Department of Health Services where he was Bureau Chief for the Department of Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Health and later served the Office of Women and Children's Health.
Robert Fehribach
August 6, 2009
REST IN PEACE
Age 82. Beloved husband of the late Marie. Dearest brother of Kenneth (Sandy), George (Carole), Margaret (Larry) Bonnici, Jerry (Pati) and the late Mary Fehribach and the late Richard Fehribach. Also survived by many loved nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday 2-9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. Scripture Service at the Sterling Heights Chapel of the E.J. Mandziuk & Son Funeral Directors, 3801 18 Mile (N.W. corner of 18 and Ryan). Mass of the Resurrection Saturday 11 a.m. at St. Basil Byzantine Catholic Church, 4700 Metro Parkway (between Ryan and Mound) in Sterling Heights Mr. Fehribach willl be in state at church from 10:30 a.m. until time of Mass.
Peter "Mike" Paul Johnson
REST IN PEACE
( September 16, 1938 - October 05, 2019 )
Peter "Mike" Paul Johnson, 81, of Plainville, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Blaire House of Milford in Milford, MA. He was the beloved husband of the late Jayne Rosalie (Foley) Johnson, whom he married on July 2, 1971 and who died on December 5, 2015.
Born on September 16, 1938 in Framingham, MA, he was the son of the late Peter P. Johnson and the late Gladys E. (Zigas) Johnson.
A graduate of Sacred Heart School, Class of 1956, he received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Northeastern University. Mike proudly served as the Head Guidance Counselor for the North Attleboro School Department for twenty-six years before retiring in 2000.
A resident of Plainville since 1972, he previously lived in Stoughton, MA.
Thomas Stafford
Rest in peace
2019
Thomas D. Stafford, was born in Oklahoma City on October 7, 1932, the son of Joseph and Lela Sturgis Stafford. He died August 18, 2019 at his home in Louisville, Colorado. After his course of studies at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas; Tom was ordained a Catholic priest in 1959. A few years later, he volunteered to serve as a missionary from the Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The mission was located in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, and he was one of the three first priests assigned to the Mission in the early 1960s. Later Blessed Stanley F. Rother served in this same Guatemala Mission. Tom established both an agricultural co-op, and a Montessori school for pre-school children and was the technician for the radio-school. He returned to Oklahoma in 1969. He left the active priesthood in 1971 and settled initially in Florida.
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