Adventures in the Archives

Congratulations and blessings to the newest Paulist priest, Fr. Paolo Puccini. He is now a member of The Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle and his first assignment is at St. Austin Church. He joins an alumni group of over 140 Paulists who have served at St. Austin since its founding in 1908. When the Bishop of Galveston, the Rt. Rev. N.A. Gallagher wrote to the Paulists in the fall of 1907 to invite them to establish a center at Austin, the Bishop of Arkansas was pleading with them to take charge of the Catholic students at Fayetteville, Arkansas. But the New York-based Paulists decided to come to Texas and minister to the Cath-olicstudentsattheUniversityofTexas.

Many of the Paulists who came to the then mission territory of Texas held different positions depending on what was needed. Some worked in the Newman Apostolate at the University of Tex-as, some were summer assistants, and some worked in the Mis-sions. To date, a total of 24 Paulists served as Superior and Pastor with Rev. Charles Kullmann as the current Superior, Pastor.

Welcome Fr. Puccini, C.S.P!