A delegation from the Diocese of Gallup joined thousands of Hispanic Catholics, over 100 bishops, and multitudes of priests and religious gathered for the 5th National V Encuentro.
Solanus spent his fifty-three years as a priest in menial service as a sacristan and porter at St. Bonaventure’s monastery in Detroit and worked in the friars’ soup kitchen.
The two priests make a good team. In a place so like home, and yet so far from family, their common interests and history of service are a source of strength and familiarity.
During a time when the national debate about painful history is prominently in the spotlight, the Tekakwitha Conference embraces the history, culture and religion of indigenous peoples.
On the heels of their 40th anniversary in the Diocese of Gallup, the Sisters of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Joseph have have received official canonical approval.
