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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
3/16/2020 Let's Talk Blog Learning to live with less and less
1/6/2020 Let's Talk Blog What more could I want?
9/9/2019 Let's Talk Blog The treasury of prayer
7/8/2019 Let's Talk Blog 'I'll be back in just a minute'
4/15/2019 Let's Talk Blog Last testament
12/10/2018 Let's Talk Blog Making God present in the world
9/10/2018 Let's Talk Blog Moving toward the kingdom of God?
5/14/2018 Let's Talk Blog ‘We will cross that bridge when we get to it’
3/19/2018 Let's Talk Blog This sickness is a gift I have received
11/13/2017 Let's Talk Blog A diagnosis of ALS

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