Redemptorist Father Thomas Schmidt, a gifted preacher and beloved parish priest, died of liver cancer Friday, Dec. 14, at a hospice in Huntington, Long Island. More than 50 years a Redemptorist, he was 72 years old.
Ten novices participated in the Ceremony of Investiture – receiving their Redemptorist habits, “putting on Christ” – during Mass at the Redemptorist Retreat Center in Oconomowoc, WI. Listed left to right (Province affiliation in parens), front row–Alistair Elias (Baltimore Province, Caribbean Region); Jean Tetreault (St Anne-de-Beaupré); Alfredo Delos Santos (Yorkton); Mario Gonzalez (Denver); Bruce Davidson (Denver); Fr.