Sulpicians: Retirement

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With this donation goes my love, prayers, and respect for the Sulpicians who were a great influence when I was at CUA.
Fr. John

I had been seeking a way to express my gratitude to the Sulpician Fathers … Father Eaton and Father Thielemann … were certainly in the top ten of all the teachers I have had, and I’ve had a lot of teachers …
Dr. William A.

I owe my priesthood to the many great Sulpician Fathers of long ago. … These dear saintly men nurtured and developed my vocation and did the same for my body, soul and mind. …
Rev. B.

They Gave. Now They Need Your Help.

Retired Sulpicians We are grateful for the many contributions of our retirees who gave unstintingly to the service of the Church. We hope you find inspiration in their stories.

Father Joe Martin spent many years teaching at St. Joseph’s College in Mountain View, California and St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland. After extensive work in the field of alcoholism, he co-founded Ashley, Inc. a non-profit center dedicated to the treatment of the chemically addicted, located in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Fr. Martin retired in January of 2003.

Father John Mattingly has served the Church in California at St. Patrick’s Seminary, Menlo Park, especially as librarian and in other responsibilities. He retired from St. Patrick’s and moved into St. Charles Villa in 1997. Earlier in his ministry, he also served at St. Thomas Seminary in Kenmore, Washington and St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park.

Father Al Giaquinto served as a high school principal and college president along the way to his current ministry as spiritual director. He served at St. Edward’s Seminary in Kenmore, Washington; as principal of the high school at St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland; and principal of the high school at St. Joseph’s and later president of St. Patrick’s College, both in Mountain View, California. Since 1970, Father Al has been at Theological College in Washington, DC, serving as rector for four years and now resides at St. Charles Villa.

Our benefactors have played a vital role in helping to subsidize the medical and health care expenses of our senior priests, especially those who reside at St. Charles Villa and in the infirmary at St. Martin’s Home. The Sulpicians currently have three in the infirmary, a nursing facility, where expenses are more than $50,000 per year.

As you know, medical and retirement care costs continue to mount. Our retirement fund gives us all a chance to help these priests who have selflessly devoted their lives to the education and formation of seminarians and priests throughout the world. We hope you will remember our senior members and the many priests and lay people whose lives and ministries they have helped shape.