50th Reception
Father Michael Fowler
Birthplace: Petoskey, Mich.
Entrance: Aug. 31, 1969
First profession: Aug. 16, 1970
Final profession: Sept. 2, 1973
Education: Bachelor’s in sociology, Quincy University, 1972
Masters’ in divinity, Saint Louis University, 1976
Service in the archdiocese: Pastor, St. Anthony Church, St. Louis, 2011-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Associate pastor, Holy Childhood Church, Harbor Springs, Mich., 1976-77
Associate pastor and administrator of St. Mary Parish and Holy Family Parish, Bad River Indian Reservation in Odanah, Wis., 1978-83
Pastor, St. Francis Solano, Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation in Reserve, Wis., 1983-86
Associate director of formation, 1986-87
Director of formation and pastor, Sacred Heart Church, Indianapolis, 1987-93
Sabbatical, Washington Theological Union, 1993-94
Studies and part-time parochial vicar, St. Leonard Parish, San Antonio, 1994-95
Associate director and director, Franciscan Vocation Center, and friar liaison, Franciscan Volunteer Program, 1995-2003
Interprovincial Post Novitiate Formation Directors Team, Chicago, 2004-08
Pastor, Cross in the Woods Shrine and Parish, Indian River, Mich., 2008-11
Father Ralph Parthie
Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo.
Entrance: Aug. 31, 1969
First profession: Aug. 16, 1970
Final profession: Sept. 2, 1973
Education: Master’s in divinity, Catholic Theological Union, 1975
Service in the archdiocese: Parish ministry, St. Francis Borgia, Washington, 1971-73
Sabbatical, 2016-17
Director of the Office of Friar Life and the Secretary of Formation and Studies, 2017-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Associate pastor, Holy Trinity Parish, Dubuque, Iowa, 1975-77
Assistant novice master, Oak Brook, Ill., 1977-81
Director of formation for the apostolic year, Sacred Heart Friary, and associate pastor, Sacred Heart Church, Indianapolis, 1981-87
Sabbatical, 1987-88
Outreach ministry, St. Peter Church, Chicago, 1988-91
Confessor and involved in AIDS ministry, St. Peter Church, Chicago, 1990-96
Ministry to people with HIV and AIDS, New Orleans, 1996-2002
Chaplain, Quincy University, 2002-09
Vice president for mission effectiveness, Quincy, Ill., 2007-09
Co-director, Novitiate Program, Cedar Lake, Ind., 2009-11
Director of novices, Burlington, Wis., 2011-16