Available online here: Complications: A Catholic hospital, a pregnant mother and a questionable excommunication

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On June 13, 2010, the Rev. Vincent Italo Zarlenga, O.P., died from advanced age. He was a native of Pietrabbondante, Italy. He was proceeded in death by his parents Angelo Zarlenga and Giovanna Di Benedette, his brothers the Rev. Rinaldo Zarlenga, O.P., Vito, Tito, Cenzino and Guerino, and his sisters Edilia Giaccio, Enrina Lastoria, Elena Giaccio. He made vows as a Dominican friar on October 3, 1944 and was ordained a priest on October 28, 1951 in Rome, Italy. During his Dominican life he served as a teacher and he founded the Fra Angelico Art Foundation Funeral service took place at Saint Vincent Ferrer Church in River Forest, Illinois on Thursday, June 17th , viewing at 9:00 A.M with the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 A.M., burial will be in Italy. Donations can be made in his memory to the Dominican Society for Vocational Support, 1909 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608.

Fr. Jack O’Malley, O.P. gave the homily at Fr. Vincent’s funeral Mass, with comments also by Fr. Michael Mascari, O.P., Prior Provincial.

Fr. Michail Ford, OP and Fr. Patrick Tobin, OP and Rev. Br. Cassian Sama, O.P. were ordained on Sunday, May 9, 2010 to the Priesthood and Deaconate respectively by the Archbishop Robert Carlson of St. Louis. Fr. Tobin will serve the Newman Center in Columbia, Missouri at the University of Missouri and Fr. Ford will serve the Purdue University also at their Newman Center. Br. Sama will continue studies towards the priesthood next spring.

To view more photos of this blessed day, visit: http://picasaweb.google.com/josephop/2010Ordinations#

On February 16, 2010, the Reverend Francis Robert Crowe, O.P. died  after an extended illness due to advanced age.  Father Crowe was born on February 5, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois to John Crowe and Louise Dougherty.  He was the brother of the late Louise Held,  John  Crowe, Jr. and Charles C. Crowe.  He is survived by ten nieces and nephews and many great-nieces and nephews and many cousins.  Father Crowe made his profession of vows as a Dominican friar on August 5, 1941 and was ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1947.  Throughout his priesthood he was engaged in pastoral ministry in the southern states except when he served as the Athletic Director at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois from 1953 till 1958.  For over thirty years he served as pastor of the St. Martin de Porres Mission in Amarillo, Texas where he was noted for his concern for the poor, African-Americans and veterans.

The Office of the Dead will be celebrated at 9:30 AM, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM at Saint Pius V Church, 1909 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL on Friday February 19th.  Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.  Memorials can be made to the Dominican Society for Vocational Support, 1909 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608.

Please remember in your prayers our brother, Fr. Lewis Shea, O.P., who died at 12:35 AM, Tuesday, February 9th at St. Catherine of Siena Hospice in Kisumu , Kenya . He passed away peacefully with his Dominican Brothers singing the Salve Regina and praying the De Profundis at his side.
Fr. Lewis was born on February 23, 1927, professed his first vows on June 25, 1946, and was ordained a priest on May 22, 1952. He spent 38 years of his priesthood ministering in Nigeria, and 18 and a half years ministering in Kenya . He will be missed by many people who knew him or were helped by him. May he rest in peace. Please pray for him and all those who mourn his loss.

Iowa born and cornfed, Brother Dominic graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines in 2001 and Loras College in Dubuque in 2004.He made first vows on in 2006, and after two years of study at Aquinas Institute of Theology and St. Louis University went on to work for a year at St. Paul Catholic Center at Indiana Univeristy, Bloomington.He is spending the summer of ’09 as an intern with Father Wisdom in the vocations office and will return to studies in the fall. In his free time he reads mystery novels, listens (and plays a bit) of traditional Irish music, and studies St. Thomas.

If you feel called to explore a life with the Dominicans of the Central Province, just reply via the “Contact Vocations Director” on any page of our Vocations section or use the contact info on the image from above.