Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) (CSSR)
50th Profession
Father Thomas Donaldson
Birth place: Kansas City, Missouri
First profession: 1971
Final profession: 1974
Ordination: 1977
Service in the archdiocese: Missionary in residence, St. Alphonsus “Rock” Church, St. Louis, 2018-19
Local community superior 2019-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Parish priest, St. Alphonsus Parish, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1978-93
Pastor and local community superior, St. Alphonsus Parish, Minneapolis, 1993-99
Pastor and local community superior, St. Alphonsus Parish, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1999-2004
Missionary preacher, St. Michael Parish, Chicago, 2005-18
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) (CSSR)
50th Ordination
Father Gary Lauenstein
Birth place: St. Louis
First profession: 1966
Final profession: 1969
Ordination: 1971
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Immaculate Conception Seminary, 1968
Master’s in divinity, Mount St. Alphonsus, 1972
Spanish language studies, Universidad de Madrid, 1975
Secondary education certification, University of Wisconsin, 1975
Spiritual direction certification, Aquinas Institute, 2005
Service in the archdiocese: Director of formation, St. John Neumann House, St. Louis, 1992-2002
Vocation director, 2002-05
Service outside the archdiocese: Faculty, St. Joseph’s Preparatory College, Edgerton, Wisconsin, 1972-80
Parish priest, Holy Redeemer Parish, Detroit, 1980-83
Pastor and local superior of the community, Our Lady of Peace Parish, Greeley, Colorado, 1983-90
Pastor and local superior of the community, St. Joseph Parish, Denver, 1990-92
Novice director and local superior of the community, North American Novitiate, Glenview, Illinois, 2005-10
Novice director, North American Novitiate, Toronto, 2010-14
Mission preacher, Berkeley, California, 2014
Pastor, St. Mary’s Assumption Parish, Whittier, California, 2014-15
Local superior of the community and member of the New Evangelization Initiative, St. Mary’s Assumption Parish, Whittier, California, 2015-19
Parish priest, Immaculate Conception Parish, Bronx, New York, 2019-present
About Father Gary Lauenstein: A prolific writer, Father Lauenstein has contributed articles to a variety of publications, including: The Greeley Tribune, Our Daily Bread, Our Sunday Visitor, Marian Helpers and Liguorian magazine. He has produced a variety of materials for Liguori Publications, including Spanish-language bulletins. He authored “Fully Devoted: The Hispanic Apostolate of the St. Louis Province of Redemptorists” (1996) and “Nuestras Historias: Tales of North American Redemptorists in Hispanic Ministry” (2000) for the Redemptorists, and “The Heart of Holiness” (Ignatius Press, 2015). He has done the English translation of “Redemptorists of Cuenca: Six Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War” (Liguori Publications, 2020).
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) (CSSR)
60th Ordination
Father Albert Castellino
Birth place: Pune vel Poona, Maharashtra, India
First profession: 1954
Final profession: 1957
Ordination: 1961
Service in the archdiocese: Retired missionary preacher, Liguori Mission House, Liguori, 2004-13
St. Clement Redemptorist Mission Community, Liguori, 2013-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Itinerant missionary preacher, St. Alphonsus Parish, Chicago, 1986-93
Itinerant missionary preacher, St. Michael Parish, Chicago, 1993-99
Itinerant missionary preacher, St. Joseph Parish, Denver, 1999-2004.
About Father Albert Castellino: Father Castellino knew and worked with St. Teresa of Calcutta in his native country. He remembers her ministering to a man dying in the streets, who asked her why she was helping him. When she told him she loved him, he said that he could die in peace knowing that he was loved. St. Teresa of Calcutta remains an inspiration to Father Castellino. He transferred from the Bangalore Province to the Denver Province in 1986, and enjoyed preaching throughout the United States, Canada and Japan until health issues necessitated his retirement in 2005.
