On January 31 Fr. John Sullivan, prior of the Washington DC monastery was elected provincial of the our Province. Fr. John was born May 27, 1942 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He made his profession in the Order on August 15,1961. He studied philosophy at Holy Hill, WI and theology in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on April 21, 1968. He did post-graduate work at the Teresianum International College, Rome, 1964-
1969, earning an S.T.L. Degree in Theology in 1969. Fr. John has held a great variety of administrative and ministerial positions within the Province and Order. He has also been Chairman of the Institute of Carmelite Studies and Publisher and Editor of ICS Publications. He has written extensively on Carmelite spirituality, especially on St. Edith Stein (St. Benedicta of the Cross). Fr. John will assume his duties at our Provincial Chapter in May, 2008.