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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.
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2020 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN CORPUS!
"Please continue to journey with us as we celebrate all that CORPUS was, is and will be!!"
This is a gentle reminder that 2020 CORPUS membership contributions for 2020 are due. As in the past, membership remains: $85 for individuals; $125 for couples; and, $1 - $84 for associates. Each category of membership receives annual subscription to CORPUS REPORTS, the CORPUS BLOG, weekly E-CORPUS, and, if desired, inclusion on CORPUS e-mailings via ConstantContact.
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Rev. Dr. Francis Scott MacNutt
January, 12, 2020
REST IN PEACE
The Reverend Dr. Francis Scott MacNutt, a beloved leader in the worldwide Catholic Charismatic Renewal and an ecumenical leader in healing prayer ministry, died January 12, 2020 after a short illness. Francis was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 22nd, 1925 to portrait painter J. Scott MacNutt and ballerina Agnes Cady MacNutt. He was predeceased by his younger sister Alex Usher (Rich).
Francis inherited his parents’ creative talent and sharp intellect and went on to study at Harvard University. His education was interrupted by World War II, during which Francis joined the Army Medical Corps and was stationed at Fort Crowder, Missouri for two years. After his service, he returned to Harvard and completed a degree in English, graduated with honors, and then studied for a master’s degree in Speech and Drama at Catholic University of America in Washington D. C. During his time at Catholic University, he found inspiration in Thomas Merton’s The Seven Story Mountain and felt that God was calling him to the priesthood.
He was ordained as a Dominican priest in 1956 and completed his Ph.D. in Theology from Aquinas Institute of Theology where he excelled as a professor of preaching. With an extensive background in speech and drama, and gifts in preaching and communication, he was elected President of the National Catholic Homiletics Society and founded the journal Preaching in 1965. He also authored the book Evaluating Preaching Effectiveness and held seminars on preaching throughout the United States.
In 1967, Francis’ life took a dramatic and unexpected turn when he experienced the Baptism of the Holy Spirit at a Camp Farthest Out conference. That conference became the watershed event of his life. There he met Agnes Sanford, a pioneer in the healing prayer and pastoral care movement, who became his mentor, and Rev. Tommy Tyson, a Methodist minister and leader in the Charismatic movement, who became his lifelong friend. Tommy traveled with Francis and his ministry team throughout the world on healing missions. Francis founded Merton House in St. Louis, a non-profit ministry that focused on life in the Holy Spirit and healing prayer, as well as living with and among the poor.
Charles Koerber
REST IN PEACE
December 8, 2013
Charles Joseph Koerber (83) "Charlie" of Haymarket, Virginia passed peacefully at home on Sunday, December 8, 2013. Charlie is survived by his beloved wife, Gay; son, Chuck; daughter-in-law, Kim; grandchildren, Ella and Collin; brother, Jim and many loving friends. Charlie received his Doctor of Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. Charlie had an exceptional and diverse career as a dean and professor of theology, director of drug and alcohol treatment centers, senior executive within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and senior advisor to the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Everyone who knew Charlie will miss his warm and generous spirit, his quick wit, and his tremendous capacity to love. Friends may call at Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home, 9902 Braddock Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on Monday, December 16, 2013 from 5 pm to 8pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 7600 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, Virginia on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at noon. Interment to follow at Fairfax Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, www.ccda.net or the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Charles left the active priesthood and married Gay 1973. He joined CORPUS in 1989.
Thomas J. Kerwin
February 7, 2016
REST IN PEACE
Thomas Joseph Kerwin, born July 1, 1924 in Grand Rapids, MI, the only child of L. Gerald Kerwin and Anne Louise Sullivan, died on February 7, 2016.
He is survived by a loving wife, Betty (Stedron) and a devoted daughter, Kateri and son, James. Dear sister in-law Mary Jane Premo and family. Close cousins are Mary Jo Walton, Thomas Sullivan and John Smolenski, preceded in death by cousin Monroe Sullivan III.
Tom was raised in Detroit, MI by a single, working mother and Aunt Jen, aided by "Aunt" Sal Williams. Growing up, Tom developed a lifelong interest in playing and watching sports, especially baseball, football, basketball and hockey. Tom served as a Catholic priest in Detroit from 1949-1969 where he actively worked for justice and peace during the Civil Rights movement. He married Betty Ann Stedron in 1970.
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