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RELIGIOUS BROTHERS in the Diocese

Brother John J. Dodd, CSV
Chief Financial Officer, Catholic Center
336 Cathedral Way
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 735-7865

Brother John Dodd graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelors Degree in Business in 1964 and then completed a Masters Degree in Economics from George Washington University in 1965. His first teaching assignment was at St. Viator High School where he taught religion for one year. Then, he was reassigned to Spalding Institute in Peoria, Illinois at the start of the 1966 school year. For the next seven years Brother Dodd worked in various ministerial roles at the school — business teacher and treasurer. In his last four years in Peoria, Bishop O’Rourke appointed him comptroller of the three Catholic high schools and the ten Catholic elementary schools. In 1973 Brother Dodd was appointed Treasurer of the Province of Chicago by the Provincial, Fr. Kenneth Morris. He was elected a provincial counselor shortly thereafter and served in both roles until 1994. After nearly 20 years working in provincial administration Brother Dodd took a sabbatical year at De Paul University, before accepting the position of Chief Financial Officer for the Diocese of Las Vegas in 1995. He is currently serving as the CFO of the Diocese.

Brother Andre LeMay, OFM
Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer
55 E. Reno Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 891-8600

Brother Andre LeMay entered the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province of Franciscan Friars in 1966. His education includes Certified Child-Care Supervisor, an Associate degree in Arts and Sciences, a B.A. in Social Science and Community Studies with a specialization in Social Welfare as well as a Master of Arts in Education. His employment included working with the mentally & physically handicapped in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a Child Care Worker/Teacher in Bartlett, Illinois, a Teacher at St. Albert the Great in Reno, Nevada and at Our Lady of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada. Currently he is the Manager of the Gift Shop at the Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Brother Frederick Narberes, O.P.
St. Therese Center

A MAN WHO IS A MEMBER OF A RELIGIOUS ORDER, BUT IS NOT ORDAINED OR STUDYING FOR THE PRIESTHOOD.

God Calls to Religious Life

When we were baptized into the Church, we were given the equal dignity to be called God’s sons and daughters. Each of us, in our own unique way, also has received a “vocation” or call from God. God calls us to holiness and calls us to service – to continue the mission of Jesus Christ by preaching the Good News and building the Kingdom of God.

Each vocation or call from God can be lived out in various lifestyles: single, married, priest, brother, sister, or deacon. The lifestyle one chooses is the fundamental way a person decides to relate to God and other people. There are two ways to live as a vowed Viatorian. As a vowed Viatorian, a man can serve as a brother or a priest.

The Viatorians came to Nevada at the invitation of Bishop Robert J. Dwyer in 1954 to teach at Bishop Gorman High School. Over the past half century Viatorian brothers have ministered in Las Vegas at St. Viator Catholic Community, Bishop Gorman High School, and The Catholic Center (chancellery).

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Brother Michael Rice, C.S.V.
Administrative Assistant
St. Viator Catholic Community
2461 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89121

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Brother Michael Rice graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 1969. His first full time teaching assignment was at Bishop Griffin High School in Springfield, Illinois. He taught Latin and Religion until he moved into administration in 1973 after completing a Masters Degree in Counseling. He served as an Assistant Principal at the school until 1980 when he left the United States for a new assignment in Bogota, Colombia. He worked at Colegio San Viator for three years as Director of the Viatorian Foundation in Colombia and Business Manager. He returned to high school ministry in 1986, after completing the M.Div. program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served as assistant principal and principal at St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Illinois until 1994 and then as Principal of St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights from 1994-1999. He moved into parochial ministry when he received a new assignment in 1999 at St. Viator Parish in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is currently the Plant Manager of the parish.