Piarist Fathers Province of USA and Puerto Rico, Inc.

For more than 50 years, the Piarists have run a mission in Latin America to share love, teaching, compassion, reconciliation ministry, respectful brotherhood and financial assistance when appropriate. This project was established in 2015 to help the Piarists to continue these efforts where it is so greatly needed.

in 2012, The Piarists found it necessary to purchase a former convent in Ponce, PR as our Piarist seminary to house our rapidly growing Formation program. This project was established in 2014 to assist the seminary with general operating expenses and special projects, which help enhance the educational experience of our seminarians.
Following Hurricane Maria and subsequent earthquakes on the Island, the House of Formation is in need of repair and renovation. The estimated Project Budget is $100,000. Contact Development Director, Mr. Kevin Owens, at 954-771-6525 or piari[email protected] for more information.

The retired Piarist priests are valued members of our communities. They offer counsel, comfort and education. The project was established in 2015 to offer support for our retired priests. Establishing restricted funds for our retired Priests is a priority. Contact Development Director, Mr. Kevin Owens, at 954-771-6525 or [email protected] for additional information.

The majority of men who are exploring our formation program, speak Spanish. We are a bilingual Province. Our challenge is to ensure that our seminarians can minister in both languages, Spanish and English. This project was established in 2012 to provide educational opportunities beyond the philosophy and theology studies so that our men can become fluent in both languages.

Intensive process of evangelization. It last one week each year, in various locations in PR.

The project is still in the formative stages. We are committed to be faithful in our charism among the poor, preferably working with Hispanics and African Americans in the area, being present in Catholic educational institutions. This program is in its formation stages. The Order is always looking for new locations that would benefit from our presence. Houston has been identified as a place of high interest.

Our Order has established its first community in Guatemala, in the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango.
It is a community that stands as a General House, and is the result of the missionary will of three demarcations, which jointly assume this new school presence: USA-Puerto Rico, Mexico and Californias.
With the agreement of the Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango, Mons. Mario Alberto Molina, our community will assume the parish ′′ Santiago Apostle ′′ of Huitan and Cabrican, as well as the two parish schools attached to that parish.
Currently we are updating and renovating the schools to better serve the community. Discussion of constructing a possible Boarding School to facilitate the students who travel a far distance in remote rural regions is underway.
For more information contact Development Director, Mr. Kevin Owens, at 954-771-6525 or [email protected].

“If you want God to hear your prayers, hear the voice of the poor. If you wish God to anticipate your wants, provide those of the needy without waiting for them to ask you. Especially anticipate the needs of those who are ashamed to beg. To make them ask for alms is to make them buy it.” -- St. Thomas of Villanova
We are sharing with you the opportunity to provide a Catholic education for students in need at our school Colegio Calasanz in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
As you may or may not know, Puerto Rico has been struggling to recover economically for many years. Hurricane Maria, earhquakes and now Covid-19 have left the Island fragile. Many are unemployed. Hundreds of schools and businesses have been shut down never to re-open. Colegio Calasanz is one of a handful of Catholic schools open in San Juan and is one of the few that serves lower income families and students. The need is real. The budget for tuition assistance is $60,000 per year. Assistance is requested.

The Piarist School is a small, tuition-free, private, Catholic college-preparatory school for students in grades 7-12, which is located in Hagerhill, Johnson County, Kentucky.
The school is open to all students. The School provides a college preparatory education, involving the development of an educational community which includes parents, teachers, students, and members of the local community as co-workers in promoting the physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth of the students.
The school is not just a place for the conveyance of subject matter to objects to be educated, but is one where the creativity needed for continuous renewal of society thrives and where formal and in-formal education are so integrated that the school becomes a center for social and cultural activities. Contact Development Director, Mr. Kevin Owens, at 954-771-6525 or [email protected].