Fr. Joseph M. O'Meara
St. Rose of Lima: 8th Pastor
Appointed Pastor
August 1, 1995

~ PASTORS AND ASSOCIATES ~

 

Pastors

Fr. F. L. Kunnecke

1916–1922

Msgr. Leonard J. Ripple

1922–1961

Fr. T. Austin Murphy

Associate & Administrator

 

1951–1961

 

Bishop T. A. Murphy

Pastor

 

1961–1972

Bishop T. A. Murphy

In Residence

 

1972–1991

 

Fr. James V. Hobbs

1972–1978

Fr. Charles Klein

1978–1981

Fr. Michael J. Orchik

1981–1992

Fr. Charles O. Rouse

1992–1995

Fr. Joseph M. O’Meara

1995–

 

 

Associates

Fr. Adam Wachowiak

1926–1930

Fr. Robert J. Froehlich

1930–1932

Fr. James H. Brooks

1932–1936

Fr. James V. Lannon

1933–1939

Fr. Philip J. Brown

1936–1948

Fr. George T. Bowling

1939–1948


Fr. John J. Murphy

1946–1949

Fr. Stephen D. Melycher

1948–1951

Fr. Thomas Fannon

1948–1952

Fr. V. Herbert Howley

1949–1951

Fr. Francis X. Wills

1951–1967

Fr. Stanley J. Zukowski

1952–1965

Fr. Francis O’Brien

1962–1969

Fr. Francis X. Moran

1966–1972

Fr. Thomas Pugh

1967–1970

Fr. Frederick J. Dalton

1969–1974

Fr. Howard T. Boyle

1973–1976

Fr. Charles R. Klein

1973–1978

Fr. Ronald N. Michaud

1976–1978

Fr. John C. Moore

1978–1981

Fr. John F. Lesnick

1981–1983

Fr. Joseph W. Krach

1983–1990

 

“See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God!  Yet that is what we are.  Dearly beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall later be has not yet come to light.  We know that when it comes to light we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is”  (1 John 3:1-2).

 

On Easter Sunday 2003, Andy Rooney (60 Minutes) had this to say about celibacy:  “The pledge of celibacy demanded of priests assumes that sexual desire can be suppressed by resolve. The fact is, sex isn’t something a person can decide not to have or promise not to have and then never have it. They might as well have ordered church bells not to ring when struck.”

My response to Andy is . . . “Andy Rooney says ‘sex isn’t something a person can decide not to have or promise not to have . . .’  I feel sorry for all those married men and women out there whose spouses have become incapable of fulfilling this part of their marriage covenant.  Apparently, if we are to believe Andy, none can decide to remain faithful to his or her spouse.”