The Marianists (Society of Mary) (SM)
50th Profession
Brother Joseph Markel
Birthplace: Euclid, Ohio
First profession: 1973
Education: Bachelor’s in English, University of Dayton
Master’s in administration, University of Notre Dame
Service in the archdiocese: Temporalities Office, 25 years
Service outside the archdiocese: High school teacher, Memphis, Kalamazoo and Cincinnati, 14 years
Director of operations, Bergamo Center, Dayton, 3 years
Assistant treasurer, Cincinnati Province, 5 years
About Brother Joseph Markel: It’s hard to believe that 50 years have come and gone, and that the last 25 were spent in the Temporalities Office. Working in the office I have seen the tremendous good that is accomplished by our members and in our ministries.I am grateful for the brothers I have lived and worked with. I am grateful for the opportunities to serve others. I thank God for my vocation and the grace of perseverance, for the opportunity to serve Him in the life of the Church. I am still serving at the Temporalities Office.
60th Profession
Brother Lawrence McBride
Birthplace: Glasgow Village
First profession: 1963
Education: Bachelor’s in history, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, 1963-1966
Master’s in historical theology, Saint Louis University, 1988
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, dorm proctor and director of resident students, Chaminade College Prep, St. Louis, 1966-79
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher and director, Vincent Gray Alternative High School, East St. Louis, Illinois, 1980-88
Vocation director, community director, teacher and district director, various places in Mexico, 1989-2012
Teacher, Chaminade Training Institute, Patna and novitiate in Ranchi, India, 2013-21
Queretaro, QRO, Mexico
About Brother Lawrence McBride: Reflecting on this jubilee and the journey since taking my vows, I am washed over with gratefulness. I am peaceful because God’s presence brings peace, and I have had the joy of dwelling in His presence. I am grateful for the opportunities and relationships I’ve been gifted along the way. My faith journey began from the outset. My family started me on a disciplined, yet loving road. My wonderful childhood included outstanding parents, friends and education. I’ve been gifted the opportunity to serve in many different capacities. I’ve been able to walk alongside people in their lives, encouraging, equipping and supporting them as they grow in their own journeys and faith. In reality, I have given others very little but have received an enormous amount of patience, knowledge, friendship and love. I give special thanks to those who went before me and set examples. The brothers I met in high school provided an altruistic and idealistic influence. I credit them with being the ones who first inspired my desire to be a Marianist. Marianists are known for their family spirit. If I have given others anything, it’s a taste of this sense of family. Jesus and Mary’s presence have grown until I have finally learned to forget myself and love others. With peacefulness and gratefulness, I give thanks for the Marianist vocation. The patience and examples of my brothers and friends, which have helped me to love, is what I celebrate alongside you in this time of jubilee.
70th Profession
Brother DuWayne Brisendine
Birthplace: Addison, Michigan
First profession: 1953
Education: Bachelor’s in math, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio Texas, 1956
Master’s in math, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, 1964
Our Lady of the Lake College, San Antonio, Texas
Western Colorado State, Gunnison, Colorado
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, McBride High School, St. Louis, 1958-59
Teacher and assistant principal, Chaminade, St. Louis, 1967-69
Teacher, St. Mary’s High School, St. Louis, 1974-78
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, St. Joseph School, Victoria, Texas, 1956-58
Teacher and community treasurer, Cathedral High School, Belleville, Illinois, 1959-64
Teacher, Pueblo Catholic High School, Pueblo, Colorado, 1964-65
Teacher and assistant principal, Roncalli High School, Pueblo, Colorado, 1965-67
Teacher, assistant director and assistant director of admissions, St. Mary’s University Scholasticate, San Antonio, Texas, 1969-71
Teacher, assistant principal and principal, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, Texas, 1971-74
Teacher, McGuiness High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1978-80
Professor and assistant director of admissions, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio Texas, 1980-89
Director, St. Joseph Health Center, San Antonio, Texas, 1989-92
Assistant principal and principal, St. Joseph International School, Yokohama, Japan, 1992-93
Assistant superintendent, Archdiocese Education Office, San Antonio, Texas, 1994-96
Principal, St. Joseph International School, Yokohama, Japan, 1996-97
Staff, Novitiate, Ranchi, India, 1997
Renewal, Blessing Place Lacombe, Louisiana, 1998
Assistant director and librarian, Deepahalli, Bangalore, India, 1999
Business manager, St. Mark Parish, Denton Texas, 1999-2001
Secretary, General Administration, Rome, Italy, 2002-05
Professor, Chaminade University, Honolulu Hawaii, 2006-12
Woodlawn, 2012-15
Marianist Residence, San Antonio Texas, 2015
Father Alvin McMenamy
Birthplace: Lake St. Louis
Service outside the archdiocese: Worked with Lay Marianist Affiliates across the Midwest and Southwest
About Father Alvin McMenamy: I grew up in a very religious family environment on a small farm. We were a big family, growing and sharing in life and our faith. I thought I wanted to be a priest or religious starting in grade school. In high school, I joined the Marianists, mainly because I liked the brothers who taught me. Their goodness, cheerfulness and caring for one another attracted me. I have been happy in my religious life. God has been good, all the time. I loved teaching and sharing with high school students. For years now, I have ministered with Lay Marianist Affiliates across the Midwest and Southwest. I have truly enjoyed this ministry. I find most people are basically good and most are on their way to holiness. I believe this came first from my parents and my many siblings. My fellow religious and so many wonderful lay people have been models for me to imitate their goodness and holiness. Praised be God and Mary for allowing me such a free, good and holy religious life! I have been serving in San Antonio Texas since 2022. I am chaplain in community; a minister replacement at Holy Rosary Parish; a minister for sacraments at St. Mary’s University when requested; and travel as apiritual assistant for Lay Marianist Groups in the Midwest.
Brother Richard Schrader
Birthplace: Cahokia, Illinois
First profession: 1953
Education: St. Mary University, San Antonio,
Master’s degree in English, University Notre Dame
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, McBride High School, St. Louis
Teacher and football coach, Vianney High School, St. Louis, 1971
Head of grounds, Vianney High School, St. Louis, 1985-88
Parish ministry, Our Lady of the Pillar, St. Louis, 1988-2000
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Collegio Santa Maria, Lima, Peru, 1960
Teacher and football coach, Gross High School, Omaha, 1976
Maintenance, Nolan High School in Fort Worth, Texas, 1982-85
Maintenance, RCIA and Christian communities, Rosary, San Antonio, Texas, 2000-17
About Brother Richard Schrader: Thank you for my Marianist vocation, where I have been able to serve in schools and parishes. My greatest blessing was community life where I lived with many wonderful and supportive brothers. I was born in 1935 to Joseph and Marie Schrader on a small farm. In 1943, we moved to East St. Louis. My sisters and I went to Holy Angels Church and School. Religion became a big part of my life with daily Mass, Benediction, Rosary, The Way of the Cross and being an altar boy. I went to Central Catholic High School where I was taught by the Marianists. In April of my sophomore year, three of us were asked if we’d be willing to spend a weekend at the Marianist Postulate in St. Louis. I felt a sense of joy, peace and belonging. I guess the others did too, since the three of us were there in autumn. The time passed quickly with prayer, study and recreation. Twelve of us got on a train to go to the novitiate. After prayer, study of religious life and the Marianist rule, 24 of us took first vows in 1953. I returned to the United States and taught high school. During the next five summers, I got a master’s at Notre Dame. I taught English and coached freshman football. My summers were spent cutting grass, painting and other little jobs around the house and school. In 2017, I retired in St. Louis to be near my sister Mary.
75th Profession
Father Quentin Hakenewerth
Birthplace: Old Monroe
First profession: 1948
Ordination: 1960
Education: Bachelor’s in education, University of Dayton, 1948-51
University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 1956-61
Master’s in clinical psychology, De Paul University, Chicago, 1962-55
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, St. Mary’s High School, St. Louis, 1951-52
Teacher and sodality moderator, Eugene Coyle High School, Kirkwood, 1953-55
Assistant for religious life and apostolic action, Provincial Administration, St. Louis, 1965-69
Provincial, Provincial Administration, St. Louis, 1971-79
Director of vocations, Bordeaux House, St. Louis, 1980-81
Service outside the archdiocese: Chaplain and teacher, Don Bosco High School, Milwaukee, 1961-62
Student in psychology, De Paul University, Chicago, 1962-64
Chaplain of scholastics and teacher of psychology, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, 1964-65
Director of scholastics and teacher of psychology, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, 1969-71
Assistant for religious life, General Administration, Rome, 1981-91
Superior seneral, General Administration, Rome, 1991-96
Novice master and assistant pastor, Novitiate, Queretaro, Mexico, 1996-2002
Director of pre-novices and assistant pastor, Prenovitiate, Queretaro, Mexico, 2002-11
Chaplain and assistant pastor, House of Studies, Puebla, 2011-17
About Father Quentin Hakenewerth: I entered the Society of Mary at the age of 15. All my educational opportunities after grade school came to me through the Society of Mary. As a Marianist, everything I have ever been asked to do in the service of others has brought me greater opportunities to grow myself. Even though some tasks have been difficult, the graces they have brought to me personally have always been greater. I am deeply grateful to the Society of Mary and to my fellow brothers for what I am today. My most rewarding experience as a Marianist has been to discover the tremendous grace that God has given us through Blessed Chaminade in the Marianist charism, and to have the privilege of living that charism, even so poorly, and to share it with others. I am deeply grateful for my Marianist vocation and humbly thankful for the unmerited grace of perseverance. I am presently in Queretaro, Mexico, serving as chaplain, assistant formation director, and assistant pastor.
Brother Albert Kuntemeier
Birthplace: Galesville, Wisconsin
First profession: 1948
Education: Bachelor’s in education, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 1951
Master’s in business administration, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1962
Master’s in counseling, Notre Dame University, Indiana, 1972
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, athletic director and coach, Coyle High School, Kirkwood, 1951-60
Teacher, treasurer, athletic director and coach, Vianney High School, Kirkwood, 1960-61
Teacher, counselor and coach, McBride High School, St. Louis, 1961-62
Recruiter, Maryhurst, Kirkwood, 1963-70
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher and counselor, Marian High School, South Bend, Indiana, 1971-72
Teacher, counselor and coach, St. Michael’s High School, Chicago, 1972-76
Teacher, counselor and coach, McGuiness High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1976-81
Teacher, counselor and coach, Nolan Catholic High School, Fort Worth, Texas, 1981-2014
Active retirement, service to Marianist Community, San Antonio, Texas and chaplain for the tennis teams at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, 2014-present
About Brother Albert Kuntemeier: As a freshman at Northside Catholic High School, Brother James Powers talked to me about being a brother and going to Maryhurst. I was impressed by the brothers there and said, “Yes.” I have never regretted that decision. I spent my first year of college at Maryhurst and completed my degree with a bachelor’s in education from the University of Dayton in 1951. I got an MBA from Marquette University in 1962 and my master’s in counseling in 1971 from Notre Dame. I served as a teacher and counselor from 1951 until 2014 at various high schools. I coached numerous sports, including football, soccer, track, tennis and baseball and served as an athletic director, a vocations director and recruiter. In 2014, I moved to the Marianist Residence in San Antonio, Texas to serve the community in any way I can. Some years ago, I discovered a quote from St. Julian of Norwich: “The greatest honor we can give to God is to live joyfully in the knowledge of his love for us.” I feel that I have tried to live these inspiring words every day of my 75 years as a Marianist. That joyful living is possible because of the love and support that I have received from family, friends and my fellow brothers. Thank you, Marianists, for helping me attain and maintain this joy.