(Trib) Defrocked priest says he’ll appeal to pope

Posted by on Jul 31, 2013 in All, Douglas Nowicki, Mark Gruber | No Comments

A defrocked priest ordered by the Vatican to leave St. Vincent Archabbey near Latrobe and enter a treatment center said he’s not going anywhere until the pope hears his appeal.

Vatican bars Benedictine priest who taught at Saint Vincent College

Posted by on Jul 30, 2013 in All, Douglas Nowicki, Mark Gruber, New Direction | No Comments

Mark Gruber, once a nationally acclaimed retreat leader and popular professor at Saint Vincent College, has been dismissed from priestly ministry by the Vatican, which also dissolved his vows as a Benedictine monk.

Email from SVA re CDF & Gruber

Posted by on Jul 30, 2013 in All, Douglas Nowicki, Mark Gruber | No Comments

On July 29, 2013, Rev. Mark Gruber received a copy of the decree of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF) notifying him of the penalty of his dismissal from the clerical state and dispensing him from his monastic vows. The decree of the CDF is the conclusion of a series of related […]

Hemmerling’s Hall of Fame

Posted by on Jul 9, 2013 in All, David Hemmerling, New Direction | No Comments

Within thirty (30) days of graduation day, a professionally printed 8 1/2″ X ll” individual four page flier, picturing well and describing in detail the achievements of a particular “Hall of Famer”, will be mailed to every corporate and labor executive, every benefactor, every sponsors, and every interested individual, associated with The New Direction, Inc., […]