Ministry
Impact
Easter Joy
For the last several years, St. Anthony’s has had the great joy of welcoming 15+ college students into full communion with the Catholic Church every Easter Vigil! These students go through our parish OCIA program throughout the school year. Video highlights from the last two Easter Vigils can be viewed here (2024) and here (2023). Here is the story of one college student convert, Carly Moran, in 2023.
A Selection of Media Mentions
“Catholic campus ministry ‘The Grotto’ to expand at Hillsdale College with million-dollar project,” Catholic News Agency
“Faith and reason at Hillsdale College,” Catholic World Report
“Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak a key leader at Hillsdale College, a hub for Catholic converts,” Catholic News Agency
“Making My Faith My Own in College,” National Catholic Register
“Converted in College: Hillsdale Students Find Truth of Faith on Campus,” National Catholic Register
“Hardly a Space to Kneel in Prayer,” Hillsdale Collegian
Alumni Religious
Fr. Joseph Woudenberg (’98)
Monastery of the Holy Cross
Fr. Stephen Hilgendorf (’10)
Archdiocese of Omaha (EWTN Journey Home)
Fr. Henry Hoffmann (’13)
Archdiocese of Cincinnati (Conversion story)
Br. Martin Davis
Dominican Friars (EWTN Journey Home)
Sr. Elena Marie (Marie Wathen ’16)
Sisters of Life
Fr. Quinn Mann (’99)
Diocese of Green Bay
Fr. Nathanael Anderson (’10)
Archdiocese of Washington (Conversion and vocation story)
Fr. Michael DiPietro (’14)
Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Vocation story)
Sr. Maria Regina Immaculata (Karen Williams ’11)
Sisters of Life (Vocation story 1, Vocation story 2)
Sr. Lucia of the Word of God (Meghan Perks ’18)
Covington Carmel (Vocation story 1, Vocation Story 2)
Fr. Andrew deFusco (’05)
Diocese of Baltimore
Fr. Mitch Roman (’11)
Diocese of Gaylord
Fr. Ryan Asher (’18)
Archdiocese of Detroit (Vocation story)
Sr. Dominic Mary (Audrey Heath ’08)
Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary
Sr. Eliora Maria (Jessica McCaleb ’11)
Little Brothers and Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary (Vocation story)
Currently in Formation
Jim Musgrave (’09)
Archdiocese of Detroit (Vocation story)
Paul Keenan (’18)
Diocese of Lansing (Vocation story)
Br. Athanasius (Benjamin Becker ’21)
Dominican Friars
Peter Flynn (’18)
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Sam Potter (’18)
Diocese of Joliet (Vocation story)
Bridget Breckler (’21)
Discalced Carmelites of Des Plaines
Michael Howard (’18)
Institute of Christ the King
Theodore Birkofer (’20)
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Vocation story)