2025 Sprit of Hecker Awards

5:30pm, Sat, April 26

Find out who is this year’s Spirit of Hecker Award for Old St. Mary’s. Join the lifestream this Saturday at 5:30pm.

Servant of God Isaac Hecker was the founder of the Paulist Fathers. He was driven by a classic two-fold mission of personal perfection and zeal for souls. At his time, he felt America was ready to explode with faith from the riches of the Catholic Church. So he started a men’s religious order to help him carry out this mission instilled in his heart by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Fr. Isaac Hecker continues today, as the Paulists honor folks around the country to live that spirit in their particular context. Join us in hearing how they live out the Paulist mission to America.