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Meet the Blogger - Brother Richard DeMaria, CFC

Entered the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1958.

Former provost of Iona College in New York.

Former principal of Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School in Miami (1993-1998).

Former superintendent of Schools for the archdiocese and executive director of the Ministry of Christian Formation (1998-2010).

After working in Christian Brothers' houses of formation in Kenya and South Africa, he moved to St. Joseph's, the Brothers' assisted living facility in New Rochelle, New York.

In 2019, his blogs about living with ALS were awarded third place among blogs by religious/clergy by the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada.

He died June 20, 2021, five days before his 79th birthday.

"One prayer of thanksgiving when things go badly is worth a thousand when things go well."

Blog Archive

Publish Date Section Title
5/23/2016 Let's Talk Blog Respect for the Eucharistic presence
1/4/2016 Let's Talk Blog Learning hospitality - the African way
4/6/2015 Let's Talk Blog It is what it is
11/3/2014 Let's Talk Blog The Synod on the Family and complementarity
5/26/2014 Let's Talk Blog Christianity in Africa
12/2/2013 Let's Talk Blog The power of God's vulnerability
5/27/2013 Let's Talk Blog The truth of Christianity
11/19/2012 Let's Talk Blog Can morality exist without religion?
5/28/2012 Let's Talk Blog Reading the Bible through the lens of faith
6/27/2011 Let's Talk Blog Stranger in a strange land

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