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Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P.
Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, OP was raised in Phoenix, AZ where he attended Brophy College Preparatory. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a double major in English and Philosophy. From there, he went to law school at the University of Chicago, where he obtained his Juris Doctor. Upon graduation, he worked for three years in the Corporate and Securities practice of Sidley & Austin, a large international law firm based in Chicago. Upon reflection and discernment, he left the practice of law to enter religious life. He entered the novitiate for the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in 2002, where he took the religious name "Pius", after Pope St. Pius V, one of the four Popes who were first Dominicans. As part of his initial formation, Fr. Pius studied for the License in Sacred Theology. His thesis was on St. Thomas Aquinas's account of Knowledge and Love in understanding the persons of the Trinity. Fr. Pius was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 2008 and served at the parish of St. Thomas Aquinas in Zanesville, OH. In 2010, Fr. Pius was appointed by President Barack Obama to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that promotes equal access to justice and provides grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. Fr. Pius is currently in studies pursuing a degree in Canon Law at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum).
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The Very Rev. Brian Martin Mulcahy, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on June 15, 2010
Diffinitors of the Chapter from Left to Right: Fr. William Price Garrott, O.P., Fr. Joseph Edward Fox, O.P., Fr. Seth Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Very Rev. Brian Martin Mulcahy, O.P., Prior Provincial, Fr. William Paul Marquis, O.P., Fr. James Mary Sullivan, O.P., Fr. Steven Jordan Mary Turano, O.P. (Photo by David Silverman)
Having received the confirmation of the Master of the Order, the capitulars of the 2010 Chapter of the Province of St. Joseph are pleased to announce that the Very Rev. Brian Martin Mulcahy, O.P., is the Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Joseph.
In addition, the Capitulars have elected the following as Diffinitors of the Chapter, ranked in order of religion:
Fr. Joseph Edward Fox, O.P., First… » More
In addition, the Capitulars have elected the following as Diffinitors of the Chapter, ranked in order of religion:
Fr. Joseph Edward Fox, O.P., First… » More
Provincial Chapter 2010
Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on June 09, 2010
Every four years, the Dominican Province of St. Joseph holds an elective Chapter. The Chapter is the highest form of governance for the Province. According to the Constitutions of the Order, "its object is to discuss and make decisions about all that pertains to the fraternal and apostolic life and the good administration of the Province. It also holds elections for the Province." The Priors of… » More
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